Side Dishes

Ketchup Pork Meatballs with Bok Choy

Name: Ketchup Pork Meatballs with Bok Choy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 50 g Ground pork neck; 20 g Bok choy; 10 g Ketchup; 5 g Green onion, minced; 5 g Ginger, minced; 5 g Starch; a pinch Salt; as needed Water

케첩 완자

Tender pork neck meatballs seasoned with green onion, ginger and ketchup, poached in water and simmered with diced bok choy in a light sauce. To keep the meatballs from breaking, rest them in lukewarm water.

20mPrep

15mCook

1Serving

EasyLevel

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Korean Green Onions (Pa)Thick daepa, slender jjokpa and the green onions in almost every dish
Ginger in Korean CookingFresh ginger, ginger juice and ginger syrup for marinades and teas

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Mix the pork with the green onion, ginger, salt and starch slurry, then add the ketchup.

Ketchup Pork Meatballs with Bok Choy — step 1

Knead in one direction and let the seasoning soak in.

Ketchup Pork Meatballs with Bok Choy — step 2

Cut the bok choy into 1 cm squares.

Ketchup Pork Meatballs with Bok Choy — step 3

Knead again until sticky and shape into 1.5 cm meatballs.

Ketchup Pork Meatballs with Bok Choy — step 4

Bring water to a boil in a pan and cook the meatballs.

Ketchup Pork Meatballs with Bok Choy — step 5

Add the bok choy, simmer briefly, season with salt and reduce until a little sauce remains.

Ketchup Pork Meatballs with Bok Choy — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

142Calories (kcal)

13.8 gCarbs

10.8 gProtein

4.9 gFat

156 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.