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Korean Party Meatballs

Korean party Meatballs, sweet and spicy, using gochujang BBQ sauce instead of the grape jelly and chili sauce will make your taste buds sing.
Course Appetizer, Entertaining
Cuisine American, Korean
Keyword asian meatballs, entertaining ideas, gochujang, korean, korean meatballs, meatballs, spicy meatballs
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 40 meatballs

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 1 1/2 lbs 80-85% lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon gochujang
  • 2 tablespoon sliced green onions
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs or ground rolled oats if gluten-free

Or you can use store-bought party meatballs.

Gojuchang sauce

  • 4 cloves of garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
  • 1/3 cup gochujang
  • 1/2 cup mirin
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce or Worcestershire sauce.

Topping

  • 3 spring onions sliced into thin strips
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. If making the meatballs by hand:
  3. Mix the ground beef, gochujang, green onions, egg, garlic, ginger, and breadcrumbs or ground rolled oats in a large bowl. Combine well.
  4. Scoop and roll about 1-inch meatballs; place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. A cookie scoop is excellent here.
  5. Bake the meatballs for 15-20 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through.
  6. While the meatballs are cooking, make the sauce.
  7. In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the minced garlic, grated ginger, gochujang, mirin, brown sugar, honey, toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and the fish sauce or Worcestershire.

  8. Bring the sauce to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and let it cook for 15 minutes, stirring often. This can also be done in a slow cooker, on high for 15-20 minutes. If the sauce becomes too thick it can be thinned out with some water.

  9. Taste the sauce and add salt if needed

  10. Once the meatballs are out of the oven, add them to the sauce and carefully stir to coat. They can be transferred to a hot plate to keep warm or a slow cooker for entertaining.
  11. Garnish with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.