Vietnamese Meatballs with Chili Sauce

These are some serious flavor bombs!

Meatballs

2 eggs

3 T fish sauce

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 T finely grated ginger

1/4 t crushed red peppers

3 scallions, finely chopped plus more for serving

2 t lime zest from 2 limes

3 T chopped cilantro, plus more for serving

3 T chopped fresh mint, plus more for serving

3/4 lb ground beef

3/4 lb ground pork

1 cup panko

1/2 cup chopped peanuts, for serving

Sauce

2 T Asian chili sauce, such as Sambal Oelek

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 T fish sauce

1/4 cup lime juice

1/4 cup sugar

1. Preheat oven to 400.

2. Combine eggs through mint in a large bowl. Add beef, pork and pinko.  Using hands, mix until evenly combined. Roll mixture into golf ball sized balls and arrange on baking sheets. Bake for 25 minutes flipping once half way through the cooking time. 

3. Make the sauce by whisking the ingredients together in a medium ball.

4. Serve the balls drizzled with sauce and sprinkled with scallions, cilantro, mint and peanuts.