Asian Meatballs with Sesame Lime Dipping Sauce Recipe

Name: Asian Meatballs with Sesame Lime Dipping Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 (main course) servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup whole milk; 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs; 3/4 pound ground pork; 3/4 pound ground veal; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 1/2 cup canned sliced water chestnuts, rinsed, drained, and finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro plus 1/4 cup sprigs; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro sprigs; 5 tablespoons soy sauce; 4 teaspoons Asian sesame oil; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 2 tablespoons water; 2 teaspoons sugar; Accompaniment: steamed white rice

Ingredients

1/4 cup whole milk
1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
3/4 pound ground pork
3/4 pound ground veal
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup canned sliced water chestnuts, rinsed, drained, and finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro plus 1/4 cup sprigs
1/4 cup fresh cilantro sprigs
5 tablespoons soy sauce
4 teaspoons Asian sesame oil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons sugar
Accompaniment: steamed white rice

	PREP TIME 20m	COOK TIME 35m	TOTAL TIME 35m
YIELD 4 (main course) servings

Instructions

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 500°F.
Pour milk over bread crumbs in a large bowl and stir until liquid is absorbed. Add ground meat, egg, water chestnuts, salt, chopped cilantro, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 3 tablespoons meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish. Make more meatballs with remaining mixture, arranging meatballs about 1/2 inch apart in baking dish. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, stir together lime juice, water, sugar, remaining 4 tablespoons soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce and sprinkle with cilantro sprigs.
Serve meatballs with remaining sauce.

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