Sweet Chili Asian Meatballs

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger chopped
• 1  eggs 
• 0.5 tablespoon fish sauce 
• 0.5 cup cilantro leaves fresh chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger fresh finely grated peeled
• 3  garlic cloves chopped
• 0.5 pound ground bison 
• 0.5 pound lamb 
• 0.5 pound ground pork 
• 1  juice of lime juiced
• 8 servings kosher salt and pepper black freshly ground
• 0.5 teaspoon mirin 
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 0.5 cup panko crumbs toasted
• 0.5 teaspoon ume plum vinegar 
• 2  serrano peppers chopped
• 2  shallots chopped
• 1 tablespoon soya sauce 
• 1 jar chili sauce sweet
• 1 slice bread white
• 0.5 cup milk whole

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• toothpicks
• skewers

Directions

1. Soak the slice of bread in the milk in a small bowl.
2. Mix the ground meats, soaked bread, and all remaining ingredients, up to the olive oil, until well combined.
3. Roll the meat mixture into walnut-sized balls. In a large saute pan, over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil and sear the meatballs. If you can't fit them all in the pan at once, cook in batches. Sear into golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cool slightly.
4. In a small saucepan, heat the chili sauce over low heat.
5. Stick a toothpick or skewer into each meatball, then dip them into the sauce.
6. Roll the tips in toasted panko and crystallized ginger and serve.
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