Chinese BBQ Pork Meatballs with Snap Peas

Name: Chinese BBQ Pork Meatballs with Snap Peas
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2–4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; 1½ pounds ground pork; ⅓ cup coconut aminos; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper; ¾ teaspoon powdered ginger; 1 clove garlic; 2 teaspoons ghee; a few scallions; 2 teaspoons sesame seeds; 1 pound snap peas; ½ teaspoon powdered ginger; 1 teaspoon unseasoned rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons sunflower seed or almond butter; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 dried medjool date; ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; ¼ cup water; ½ medium sweet onion

Char siu means “Fork Roast”

Preparation info

Serves
2–4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Well Fed Weeknights

By Melissa Joulwan

Published 2016

About

This recipe is like an order of Chinese spare ribs that have been thoughtfully deboned, chopped, and rolled into an amiable, no–chopsticks–needed meatball. The classic Chinese BBQ sauce is usually based on soy and hoisin sauces. This recipe uses just one dried date, a handful of spices, and nut butter to recreate that sticky, tangy-sweet sauce.

Ingredients

Asia
China
Main course
Spicy

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Method