Description
These Easy Asian Glazed Meatballs are a deliciously simple dish that combines savory, sweet, and spicy flavors in a rich hoisin-based glaze. Serve over rice for a quick, comforting meal that everyone will love.
Ingredients
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
4 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Sriracha chili sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 package (12 ounces) frozen fully cooked homestyle or Italian meatballs, thawed
Optional: Thinly sliced green onions and toasted sesame seeds
Hot cooked rice
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder, Sriracha chili sauce, and ground ginger. Stir until well-blended.
- Add thawed meatballs to the saucepan and stir to coat evenly in the sauce.
- Cook meatballs over medium-low heat, covered, for 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
- Optional: Sprinkle with thinly sliced green onions and toasted sesame seeds for garnish.
- Serve the glazed meatballs over hot cooked rice for a complete meal.
Notes
- For a vegetarian option, use plant-based meatballs.
- Add extra Sriracha or red pepper flakes for more heat.
- Consider adding steamed vegetables like broccoli or bell peppers for extra nutrition and color.
- Serve with noodles instead of rice for a different twist.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 290 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
