Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Maple Gourmet Meatballs


Maple Gourmet Meatballs
Juicy homemade beef meatballs glazed in maple bbq sauce.

Ingredients (A)
1.5 lbs of ground beef
1/2 cup water
(Mix together, add more water if neccessary to make the more beef loose)

Ingredients (B)
1 to 2 bulbs of shallot, minced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 tsp white pepper
3 tsp sugar
3 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoon oyster sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp dark soy sauce
Dried parsley flakes
(Add above in the meat and mix until you get an even sauce distribution)

Ingredients (C)
1/2 tsp sesame oil
2 tablespoon olive/regular oil
(Add this next and mix)

Ingredients (D)
2 tsp starch
1/4 cup water
(Melt the starch in water and mix into the meat until you get an even distribution)

1. Mix the A ingredients together. Add more water if necessary to make the beef more loose.
2. Add in all of the B ingredients and mix until all is well distributed.
3. Add the C ingredients and mix.
4. Melt the starch in water (ingredients D) and mix the solution in the meat. Make sure it is well incorporated.
5. Marinate the meat for minimum 3 hours in the fridge.
6. Preheat the oven at 350 C.
7. Make 2 tbsp size meatballs (this makes about 16 to 18 pieces)
8. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
9. Glaze the meatballs with your favourite BBQ sauce (I used Diana Sauce - Gourmet Maple)

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