Sugar-Free Asian Meatballs
These are stellar. Asian sauces are usually fueled by honey and brown sugar, so there’s a ton of sugar in them. Swapping out those two ingredients for the sugar-free versions of them is incredibly simple and will seriously save you the 50 grams that you would be eating if you didn’t. These are so simple to make and you can have them with rice for dinner, or on toothpicks at cocktail hour. They’re versatile, healthy, and delicious. You can’t get better.
Sugar-Free Asian Meatballs
Healthy Asian inspired meatballs. Perfect with rice for dinner or on a toothpick at cocktail hour.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 T sugar-free, imitation honey
- 1 T sugar-free brown sugar
- 1 t gochujang
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ t ground ginger
- 1 splash lemon juice
- ½ lb. ground beef
- ⅛ t salt
- ⅛ t pepper
- 2 T egg whisk it beforehand so you can measure it out with a tablespoon
- ½ t sesame oil
- 2 T olive oil
Instructions
- Over low/medium heat, combine the soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, gochujang, garlic, ground ginger, and lemon juice. Let it cook and reduce for 5-10 minutes.
- Combine the ground beef, salt, pepper, egg, and sesame oil. Roll into meatballs.
- Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add meatballs and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, or until your desired doneness.
- Drain the juice from the pan and add the meatballs and sauce into it. Cook it all together on low/medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
