Dinner for 3

Korean Glazed Meatballs

Name: Korean Glazed Meatballs
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1/2 lb ground beef; 1/2 lb ground pork; 4 1/2 fresh shiitake; 1/4 onion; 2 scallions; 1 egg yolk; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tsp minced garlic; 1 tsp finely grated ginger; salt (optional); 1/2 cup cornstarch or flour for dredging; 1 tbsp sugar; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp rice wine; 3 tbsp water; 2 tbsp corn syrup; 2 cloves plump garlic; 1 inch piece ginger; chopped peanuts or pine nuts; chopped scallion

These Korean-style beef and pork meatballs are browned, coated with cornstarch, and simmered in a sweet soy glaze.

Typical price

$11.47for 4 servings

$2.87 per serving$11.47 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: koreanbapsang.com

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
3servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Ground beef$5.49/lb typical	0.5 lb	$2.75Typical price
Ground pork$4.49/lb typical	0.5 lb	$2.25Typical price
Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical	3.25 oz	$1.26Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.1 lb	$0.13Typical price
Green onions$1.19 each typical	0.75	$0.94Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.20Typical price
Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.43Typical price
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.35Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.60

Pantry staples you likely have

Soy sauceCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarAsian sauces and pastesSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground pork
4 1/2 fresh shiitake
1/4 onion
2 scallions
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp finely grated ginger
salt (optional)
1/2 cup cornstarch or flour for dredging
1 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp rice wine
3 tbsp water
2 tbsp corn syrup
2 cloves plump garlic
1 inch piece ginger
chopped peanuts or pine nuts
chopped scallion

Steps

Finely chop the shiitake mushrooms, onion, scallions, garlic, and ginger.
Mix the beef, pork, chopped vegetables, egg yolk, one tablespoon soy sauce, two teaspoons garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper.
Shape the mixture into small meatballs and coat them with cornstarch.
Heat cooking oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat and brown the meatballs for 10 minutes, turning often.
Stir the sugar, three tablespoons soy sauce, rice wine, water, corn syrup, garlic, and ginger in the skillet.
Simmer the meatballs in the glaze for 5 minutes, until they reach 160 F.
Scatter the chopped nuts and scallion over the glazed meatballs.