Teriyaki Meatballs
It’s another Tokyo Terrace recipe! Would you believe that I put off making it because I didn’t want to seem too stalky? Hard to believe, I know, considering that I am posting it, but I made other stuff in between! It’s been weeks since I’ve done one of hers!
I did, to my credit, make some changes. First of all, we ate them for actual dinner, with some rice, instead of having them as appetizers and snackyroos. Hmm. “Snackyroos.” Too Rachael Ray? Sorry. Anyway, I also substituted maple syrup because I forgot I was out of honey, and I used bourbon because that’s the kind of whiskey I have on hand. “Old Grand-Dad.” Also, I forgot that I needed an onion (the whole time I was thinking I already had everything I needed) so I minced some garlic and threw that in, which: yumface. Halved the recipe, too, since that served 6, and, I mean, I know it’s an appetizer, but we were having rice too and… basically I knew anything with 2 lbs of ground beef was going to make more than enough.
Teriyaki Meatballs
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tbsp (aka 1 1/2 tsp) miso paste
1/4 cup panko
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp bourbon
1/2 tbsp hot water
1/2 tbsp maple syrup
1 1/2 tsp (aka 1/2 tbsp!) soy sauce
Method
Combine the ground beef, egg, panko, miso, and garlic in a bowl.
Form into meatballs, about 1 1/2″ in diameter – better get out your rulers, I WILL be checking!
Get out a big pan, unless you don’t mind doing batches, and heat the oil in it over medium to medium-high heat.
When the oil is hot, get the meatballs in it and let them brown for 2 – 3 minutes.
While they’re cooking, mix the bourbon, water, soy sauce, and maple syrup in a little bowl.
Time to pay attention to the meatballs again. Turn them to brown on all sides. Mine had a bit of a sticking to the pan and coming apart problem, but I’m sure yours will be fine.
Pour the sauce mixture into the pan and reduce the heat by a notch or so.
Let it be for 2 – 3 minutes, then turn the heat back up so the sauce reduces and the meatballs get cooked through.
Be sure to get sauce all over the meatballs before it all reduces away, which it probably will if your meatballs don’t cook instantly.
