Ready within 30 minutes, these Asian-spiced meatballs are one of our favorite weeknight dinners because they’re so quick and easy to prepare. They are Paleo and Whole30 friendly too!
Healthy meatballs are where it’s at
These ground pork meatballs are just delicious! They’ve got the perfect combo of savory and sweet. And they really hit the spot, especially when you need a quick and easy meal. The meatballs themselves are flavored with sesame oil, coconut aminos (or this coconut aminos substitute) and scallions. If you like this recipe, be sure to try our Asian-Inspired Turkey Meatballs and these Paleo & Whole30 Meatballs.
Making these Asian-inspired pork meatballs
Tips for freezing meatballs
We love meatball recipes for meal prep because they are easy to freeze and re-heat when you’re ready to dig in. For these Asian-spiced meatballs, you have two options.
Make the meatballs, freeze them, and then when you go to re-heat them, make the sauce. This is our preferred method because the sauce is best right when it’s made. Make both the meatballs and the sauce, but freeze them separately. Re-heat and enjoy when you’re ready. You’ll want the sauce separate so that you can re-heat it and enjoy like a true sauce…otherwise it will just get soaked into the meatballs.
Making meatballs without milk or eggs (or breadcrumbs)
You’ll notice that these meatballs don’t use milk, eggs or breadcrumbs as a binder. Because pork meatballs have plenty of fat, these binders are generally unnecessary. In addition, they don’t really enhance the flavor, they just add more work and more ingredients! So you can just skip them for this recipe and you’ll never know the difference
Time to try these Asian-spiced pork meatballs
Meal prepping or just need an easy weeknight dinner? Make these easy Asian-inspired pork meatballs with a delicious sticky sauce! If you try the recipe, leave a comment and rating below to let us know how it goes. Also, take a pic to share on Instagram and tag us @realsimplegood, we love to see what you’re making.
