Asian Meatballs with Sesame Lime Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup water chestnuts canned rinsed drained sliced finely chopped
• 0.5 cup cilantro plus fresh chopped
• 0.3 cup bread crumbs dry fine
• 1 large eggs lightly beaten
• 0.8 pound ground pork 
• 0.8 pound ground veal 
• 2 tablespoons juice of lime fresh
• 4 servings accompaniment: rice white steamed
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 4 teaspoons asian sesame oil 
• 5 tablespoons soya sauce 
• 2 teaspoons sugar 
• 2 tablespoons water 
• 0.3 cup milk whole

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• baking pan
• glass baking pan

Directions

1. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 500°F.
2. Pour milk over bread crumbs in a large bowl and stir until liquid is absorbed.
3. Add ground meat, egg, water chestnuts, salt, chopped cilantro, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 3 tablespoons meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish. Make more meatballs with remaining mixture, arranging meatballs about 1/2 inch apart in baking dish.
4. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, stir together lime juice, water, sugar, remaining 4 tablespoons soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
6. Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce and sprinkle with cilantro sprigs.
7. Serve meatballs with remaining sauce.