Puffed Brown Rice-Crusted Meatballs
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Beef and pork meatballs mixed with onion, garlic and jujube, pan-browned and glazed in a sauce reduced from onion, garlic, jujube, pear, ginger and soy sauce, topped with chives and crunchy puffed brown rice. Jujube, pear and onion replace sugar.

๐ฅ Ingredients
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Meatballs
Sauce
Topping
๐งบ Korean ingredients in this recipe
- Jujube (Daechu)Sweet red dates for teas, rice cakes and soups๐ Shop on Amazon
- Garlic in Korean CookingMinced, sliced, pickled and black โ the backbone of Korean flavor
- Sesame Oil & Sesame SeedsThe nutty finishing touch of Korean food๐ Shop on Amazon
- Korean Soy Sauce (Ganjang)Guk-ganjang, jin-ganjang and when to use each๐ Shop on Amazon
- Korean Pear (Bae)Juicy Asian pear โ fruit, tenderizer and sweetener
- Ginger in Korean CookingFresh ginger, ginger juice and ginger syrup for marinades and teas
- Korean Green Onions (Pa)Thick daepa, slender jjokpa and the green onions in almost every dish
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๐ Step-by-Step Instructions
Simmer 40 g of onion, 20 g of garlic, 2 jujubes, the pear, ginger, 15 g of soy sauce and 70 g of water into a sauce.
Mince the beef and pork and season with salt, pepper, sesame oil, sesame seeds and 15 g of soy sauce.
Mince the remaining onion, garlic and jujubes and knead into the meat with the flour and a little oil.
Shape into round meatballs.
Pan-fry the meatballs in oil.
Pour in the sauce and reduce, then top with chopped chives and puffed brown rice.
๐ Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.
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โถSearch โPuffed Brown Rice-Crusted Meatballsโ on YouTubeFind cooking videos, tutorials, and tipsโSource: 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.



