Indonesian Meat Balls

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef (ground pork or turkey is good too)
• 2 tsp. grated ginger
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. coriander
• 1 tsp. cumin

Sauce:

• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 tsp. coriander
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 tsp. powdered ginger
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce

Directions:

Mix the meat and the rest of the meatball ingredients lightly, working it as little as possible to get it thoroughly mixed. Shape into 16 meatballs. Place on a foil lined broiler pan and make the sauce.

For the sauce, melt the butter in a skillet. Saute the onion until it is softening. Add the coriander, ginger and cayenne and stir it in until the onion is fully tender. Add the remaining ingredients, stirring constantly for a couple of minutes. Remove from the heat.

Place the meatballs under a preheated broiler 4 inches from the heat. Broil for 3 minutes. Brush on the sauce and continue broiling for 3 minutes. Turn the meatballs and brush more sauce on. Broil for 3 or 4 more minutes, until cooked through.

You may also brown the meatballs in a skillet, then add them to the sauce in its skillet. I do this when I double or triple the sauce. Once browned, I simmer them, stirring often, until they are done.

This is good served with rice or pasta.

By Free2B from North Royalton, OH