Korean Meatball and Rice Bowl

This is such a good dinner and it comes together in no time at all.  Start off by making some rice.  I used sushi rice for this and think it is the best choice as it holds together so well and makes eating this dish easier.
Put some garlic in the bowl of your food processor.  I used 7 cloves.

Add 1 pound of ground beef.

Add 1/3 cup of fresh cilantro.

Add 4 tablespoons of diced ginger.

Add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce.

And 1/2 tablespoon of honey.

Add 2 tablespoons of gochujang paste (Korean red pepper paste).
Add 2 tablespoons of sesame oil.

Pulse this mixture until it is smooth.  These meatballs have a much finer texture than an Italian meatball.

Use a small ice cream scoop and form the meat into balls.  Place them in a pan sprayed with cooking spray.  Bake them at 375 degrees for about 23-25 minutes.

I made some Korean marinated cucumbers to serve along with it.  Just mix some rice vinegar with a bit of honey, some gochujang and water. 

Slice the cucumbers and put it all in a jar in the fridge for an hour.  The amounts depend on how much you want to make.

Remove the meatballs from the pan.  Drain off most of the fat and add the remaining juice to a bowl.  Mix in 1/4 C. hoisin sauce, 2 T. soy sauce, 1T. fish sauce, 1/4 C. water and 3 T. gochujang paste.

Pour the sauce over the meatballs, sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced green onions.

Serve the meatballs over a scoop of rice.

Drizzle with a bit of the sauce and a side of cucumbers.

Comments

Anonymous said…
This look really nice and the meatballs are easily made. I would try to make those meatballs today if I had had any garlic at home, I guess I'll have to do the normal Swedish ones again :-)

Have a great day!
Christer.
fromsophiesview said…
All I can say is YUUUUUUMMMMMMM!!
Anonymous said…
I second Ron's YUM!!!!
Kim Campbell said…
Oh, please publish a cookbook!!!
TARYTERRE said…
This sounds mouthwatering.
Guillaume said…
It looks so healthy.
thewiildmagnola said…
Darrell's son was in Korea for a year and learned to love Korean food. I shared with him on Facebook.

Hope you are well. I am rarely on my blog.

Thanks for sharing!

Gonna look back at a few of your posts!
Craig said…
I've never considered cooking Korean food but your recipes are tempting me. These meat balls look wonderful!
chickpea678 said…
This looks like a great dinner, good to pack in a lunchbox the next day or come to think of it, to make for a potluck!
They look delicious, Joyce..I have a question. Do you have any idea where I can find a small ice cream scoop..not the tiny melon ball one..I have that but one that you push a handle and it pushes the meat balls, cookie dough or whatever ..out? I sent for one and it's huge. Good for ice cream..but otherwise..not good.
Kay said…
I'm sure my Korean American son-in-law wishes I could cook like you. Yuuuum!
prairie said…
Lovely. Absolutely lovely! Thank you. Kathie D.
Karen said…
Made these for the first time tonight. Eldest son was totally impressed and wants more made. Thank you x