Firecracker Meatballs
Learn how to make the Hello Fresh Firecracker Meatballs at home. The whole family will love these juicy meatballs packed with Asian flavors, drizzled in a homemade firecracker sauce. Serve them over a bed of warm coconut rice with a side of crisp green beans.
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Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425°F and arrange the oven rack to the top position. Gently grease a large sheet pan with olive oil or line with parchment paper.
Make the coconut rice. Add the sesame oil to a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the sesame seeds and cook to toast for 1-2 minutes. Add the rice, coconut milk, water, and salt and stir to combine. Bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for 15-18 minutes, or until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is fluffy.
Make the meatballs. Add the breadcrumbs to a large bowl and pour the milk on top. Let it sit for 5 minutes. Now is a good time to chop the scallions and garlic. Separate the scallion white from the green ends and mince the white bulb ends. Save the green ends to garnish.
Add the beef to the breadcrumbs along with the scallion whites, ginger, garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes. Use clean hands to mix until well combined.
Use a large cookie scoop to form the meatballs into 1 1/2-inch meatballs. You should have 20-22 meatballs. Place them in a single layer on one side of the prepared baking sheet.
Place the green beans on the other half of the sheet pan in a single layer. Drizzle with 1 Tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt to taste. Toss to coat. Drizzle the remaining 2 Tablespoons of olive oil over the tops of the meatballs.
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NotesNote 1. Ginger. You can find fresh ginger in the produce aisle near the garlic. You can swap this for 1 teaspoon of ground ginger.
*Nutrition information includes 5 meatballs, a serving of rice, green beans, and sauce.
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This came together really quickly and was delicious! We made it on a whim and ended up using plain cauliflower rice and canned green beans since we didn't have fresh green beans or coconut rice fixings and it was really good even just like that. 🙂 Thank you!
My two teenage boys raved about this and asked to have it again the next week. Super delicious!
This is my favorite dinner and the leftovers are great for lunch!!! Thank you for sharing your recipes 💜🧡🩵💚
Hi Molly! The firecracker meatballs are FABULOUS. Loved them, my husband loved them. Thank you, I’ve tried quite a few of your recipes. You sort of cook like me. Sometimes we just take a bunch of different stuff out of the fridge and cook something different. Love experimenting.
Yum!!
I used ground turkey instead of beef. And since had cold cooked rice in the fridge so I used the oil and sesame seeds like directed. I put about 3 cups of rice in skillet. Added about 1/2 can of coconut milk but no water to reheat and fluff up the rice.
Turned out great! Thanks for all the wonderful recipes ☺️☺️
Absolutely delicious! This will definitely be made over and over again!
We love this meal! Super easy and delicious. We do like to add some sesame oil to the meatballs to give a little extra flavor, but this recipe is definitely in our meal rotations!
This is an amazing recipe all around! I like that you can adjust the heat too. very nice and delicious
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