Korean Meatballs and Cucumber Salad Recipe
I made this one and LOVED it! It is actually pretty easy to make and tastes like the inside on pot stickers. I felt like I needed some carbohydrates that day so I also made thin rice noodles and uses the cucumber salad dressing on it. Delicious!
I got this recipe from October’s Cooking Light.
Korean Meatballs
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 5 meatballs)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 8 garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce (use gluten-free if you want)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Cooking spray
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Combine brown sugar, oil, and garlic in a food processor; process until finely ground. Add soy sauce, salt, and chicken; process until finely ground. Divide chicken mixture into 20 equal portions. With moist hands, shape each portion into a meatball.
3. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add 10 meatballs to pan; sauté 4 minutes, turning to brown meatballs on all sides. Arrange browned meatballs on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with remaining meatballs. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes or until done.
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 225
- Fat: 9.7g (sat 1.3g,mono 5g,poly 2.7g)
- Protein: 23.9g
- Carbohydrate: 9.7g
- Fiber: 0.2g
- Cholesterol: 63mg
- Iron: 1.2mg
- Sodium: 606mg
- Calcium: 30mg
Quick Pickled Cucumbers
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 cup rice vinegar
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sambal oelek – I don’t know what this is, so I used an Asian sauce with some chilis in it
- Sliced green onions (optional)
Preparation
Slice cucumber crosswise into thin rounds. Combine cucumber and garlic in a medium bowl. Combine vinegar, water, sugar, and salt; microwave at HIGH for 2 minutes or until boiling. Pour hot vinegar mixture over cucumber mixture; stir in sambal oelek. Cover and chill at least 4 hours. Serve with a slotted spoon, or drain before serving. Garnish with sliced green onions, if desired.
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 12
- Fat: 0.1g (sat 0.1g)
- Sodium: 31mg
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