Sesame Soy Turkey Meatball Bowls

Recipe from Cristen Clark, Food & Swine

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh cremini mushrooms, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons soybean oil or vegetable oil
• 1 pound lean ground turkey
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sriracha
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• ⅓ cup hoisin sauce
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
• 1 clove garlic, grated
• 2 cups cooked jasmine rice or brown rice
• 2 cups shelled edamame
• 1 large carrot, peeled into ribbons
• 1 small cucumber, sliced
• 1 jalapeño pepper, thinly sliced
• 2 small sweet peppers, thinly sliced
• 1½ cups chopped purple cabbage
• ½ to ¾ cup Asian vinaigrette salad dressing (or more to taste)
• chopped cilantro
• sesame seeds

Meatball Secret Ingredient

• 1 cup fresh cremini mushrooms, minced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 teaspoons soybean oil or vegetable oil

In a small pan over medium heat, sauté ingredients until tender and lightly browned. Set mixture aside to cool to warm.

Meatballs

• 1 pound lean ground turkey

• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 1 teaspoon sriracha

• ½ teaspoon sesame oil

• ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs

• 1 egg

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

• mushroom mixture from above

Combine meatball ingredients, fluff gently with a fork. Shape into 24 meatballs and place, evenly spaced, on a foil-covered baking sheet. Cover and bake in a preheated 450-degree F oven for 14-18 minutes or until the internal temperature of the meatballs registers 170 degrees F.

Sauce

• ⅓ cup hoisin sauce

• ¼ cup soy sauce

• 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

• 2 tablespoons honey

• ½ teaspoon sesame oil

• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated

• 1 clove garlic, grated

Add ingredients into a small saucepan over medium heat, and cook until mixture bubbles and is thickened, 3-5 minutes. Toss baked meatballs in the sauce.

Rice, Vegetables and Garnishes

• 2 cups cooked jasmine rice or brown rice

• 2 cups shelled edamame

• 1 large carrot, peeled into ribbons

• 1 small cucumber, sliced

• 1 jalapeño pepper, thinly sliced

• 2 small sweet peppers, thinly sliced

• 1½ cups chopped purple cabbage

• ½ to ¾ cup Asian vinaigrette salad dressing (or more to taste)

• chopped cilantro

• sesame seeds

Add equal amounts of rice to each serving bowl and top with 4-5 meatballs, plus desired vegetables. Drizzle vegetables with a generous tablespoon of Asian vinaigrette salad dressing. Garnish bowls with a sprinkling of sesame seeds and chopped fresh cilantro.