Best Vietnamese Meatballs Recipes

VIETNAMESE LEMONGRASS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Combine ground pork, bread crumbs, shallot, lemongrass paste, mint, fish sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger root, and salt in a large bowl. Using a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop, shape mixture into meatballs, and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are no longer pink in the center and cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the dipping sauce by mixing water, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, Thai chile, and garlic in a small bowl.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Place meatballs under the hot broiler just until the tops start to turn brown to get a little color and crispness, about 2 minutes. Serve with the dipping sauce.

BEEF MEATBALLS (VIETNAMESE)

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, onion, cilantro, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, honey, and chile pepper in a food processor and blend until mixed and minced. Transfer to a bowl. Coat fingers and palms lightly with oil and scoop tablespoons of beef mixture to create equal-sized meatballs and place them on a plate.
• Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat. Add meatballs; cover and cook 5 minutes. Turn meatballs over, cover pan, and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes more.
• Combine hoisin sauce, soy sauce, water, fish sauce, and chile pepper in a bowl and serve with meatballs. Pour over meatballs or use as a dipping sauce.

VIETNAMESE BBQ PORK MEATBALLS (NEM NUONG)

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine the pork, shallots, garlic, sugar, fish sauce and pepper. Stir to combine well, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to overnight. Transfer to the freezer for 30 minutes, or until the mixture is partially frozen.
• Place the rice in a small skillet and heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until rice is toasted, golden brown and fragrant. Transfer to a plate to cool. When cool, place rice in a coffee grinder and process to a fine powder. Measure 3 tablespoons of the powder and set aside. Save any remaining powder for another purpose or discard.
• Transfer the partially frozen meat mixture to a food processor and process to a completely smooth but stiff paste. Add the pork fat to the processor and process until smooth or finely chopped. Add the roasted rice powder and pulse several times to combine the mixture. Do not over process or the mixture will become sticky.
• Preheat a grill to medium-low.
• Transfer the meat mixture to a small bowl. Lightly oil your hands. Divide meat mixture into heaping 1 1/2 tablespoonfuls and roll each into a smooth ball. Recoat your hands with oil, as necessary. Thread the meatballs onto the bamboo skewers, fitting as many as you can on each skewer.
• Coat the grill lightly with oil and grill the skewered meatballs, turning occasionally, until cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN MEATBALLS IN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°. Position a rack in the top third of the oven.
• In a food processor, pulse the chicken until coarsely ground; transfer to a bowl.
• Add the fish sauce, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, chopped cilantro and mint, cornstarch, salt and pepper and mix with your hands.
• Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Spread the sugar on a plate.
• Using slightly moistened hands, roll the chicken mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls.
• Roll the meatballs in the sugar until they are evenly coated.
• Transfer the meatballs to the prepared baking sheet and bake them for 15 minutes, until they are lightly browned and cooked through.
• Meanwhile, arrange the lettuce, cilantro and mint leaves, cucumber and onion on a platter.
• Transfer the meatballs to the platter and serve with chili sauce.

VIETNAMESE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler.
• In a large bowl, mix together the ground chicken, garlic, egg white, rice wine, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, fish sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, cornstarch and sesame oil.
• Form the mixture into small balls, and thread onto skewers 3 or 4 at a time. Place on a baking sheet or broiling rack.
• Broil for 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally, until cooked through.

VIETNAMESE PORK MEATBALLS WITH GINGER-LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the ginger, lime juice, and sugar. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
• Add the fish sauce. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes before serving.
• Soak 16 wood skewers in water for 30 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine pork, shallot, garlic, fish sauce, sugar, and black pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or for as long as overnight.
• Light a charcoal grill or turn a gas grill to medium-high. Spoon 2 teaspoons of oil onto a platter. Use the oil to coat your hands. Scoop up a tablespoon of the pork mixture and shape it into a tight ball. Set on the oiled plate. Repeat with the remaining pork. You should have 50 meatballs.
• Slide the balls onto skewers, placing 3 on each. When the coals are ready, place skewers on the grill and cook for 10 minutes without moving. Turn and continue cooking 10 more minutes or until the meat is cooked through.
• Transfer the meatballs to a serving dish, setting aside 6 skewers for the noodle dish.
• Wrap the meatballs in the lettuce leaves, top with carrots and cilantro leaves. Serve with the ginger-lime sauce.

VIETNAMESE TURKEY MEATBALLS AND NOODLES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar with 5 tablespoons water and cook over high heat for about 2-3 minutes, or until enough liquid evaporates and a syrup forms. Remove from the heat.
• Combine the turkey, green onions, 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, syrup, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix very well so all ingredients are incorporated in the meat. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• In a small bowl, make a sauce by combining 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, water, garlic and serrano pepper. Set aside.
• When done marinating, shape the turkey meat into 12 meatball patties. Turn on the broiler, place on patties a sprayed pan and broil for 5 minutes. Flip the patties over, and broil for a further 5 minutes (You want a bit of charring on both sides).
• Spoon the reserved sauce into four bowls, then place the pork patties over the sauce. Place the noodles next to the patties, and finally place the lettuce and cilantro in the bowl. Serve.

VIETNAMESE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients until well blended.
• Make 1" meatballs.
• Put them on wooden skewers (about 4 per skewer--you kind of have to mold them on to the skewer).
• Broil (or grill) until thoroughly cooked.

NINH HOAH (SKEWERED VIETNAMESE MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the pork, pepper, lemongrass, garlic, shallots, sugar, cornstarch and fish sauce. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 12.
• Using your hands, divide the meat mixture into 18 equal portions and roll into individual balls. Gently push 3 meatballs onto each skewer.
• Preheat the broiler or a grill. Broil or grill the meatballs, turning once, until uniformly brown and crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving platter lined with lettuce and serve with peanut sauce (see recipe) on the side.

VIETNAMESE MEATBALLS IN RICE PAPER WRAPS

Steps:

• Grind the pork, spring onion, garlic, Trident Stir-Fry Fish Sauce and a pinch of salt and pepper to a smooth paste in a food processor.
• Form the paste into 20 small balls and coat with flour or cornflour.
• Heat the oil in a wok to medium-hot.
• Deep fry meatballs for about 2 minutes until golden.
• Soften rice paper in hot water and then spread it out on paper towel.
• Add a few meatballs, some lettuce, a little softened vermicelli and a mint leaf.
• Fold the rice paper and serve with dipping sauce.

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN MEATBALLS IN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400°. Position a rack in the top third of the oven. In a food processor, pulse the chicken until coarsely ground; transfer to a bowl. Add the fish sauce, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, chopped cilantro and mint, cornstarch, salt and pepper and mix with your hands. 2. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the sugar on a plate. Using slightly moistened hands, roll the chicken mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll the meatballs in the sugar until they are evenly coated. Transfer the meatballs to the prepared baking sheet and bake them for 15 minutes, until they are lightly browned and cooked through. 3. Meanwhile, arrange the lettuce, cilantro and mint leaves, cucumber and onion on a platter. Transfer the meatballs to the platter and serve with chili sauce.

JOYCE'S VIETNAMESE CHICKEN MEATBALLS IN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°. Position a rack in the top third of the oven. In a food processor, pulse the chicken until coarsely ground; transfer to a bowl. Add the fish sauce, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, chopped cilantro and mint, cornstarch, salt and pepper and mix with your hands. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the sugar on a plate. Using slightly moistened hands, roll the chicken mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll the meatballs in the sugar until they are evenly coated. Transfer the meatballs to the prepared baking sheet and bake them for 15 minutes, until they are lightly browned and cooked through. Meanwhile, arrange the lettuce, cilantro and mint leaves, cucumber and onion on a platter. Transfer the meatballs to the platter and serve with chili sauce.

VIETNAMESE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. In a small bowl, whisk together the rice vinegar, coconut sugar, salt and sesame oil. In a large bowl, toss together the carrots and cabbage with the dressing until well coated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Stir together the mayonnaise and hot chili sauce in a small bowl until well-blended. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. In a large bowl, gently mix together the ground pork, basil, garlic, green onion, fish sauce, hot chili sauce, coconut sugar, tapioca flour and salt and pepper with your hands. Roll into sixteen 1-ounce meatballs and place on a baking rack over a foil-lined, shallow-rimmed baking sheet. Bake the meatballs for 20 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Divide the slaw equally between four plate, and top each with four meatballs. Drizzle with the spicy mayo, garnish with cilantro if desired, and serve.

LEMONGRASS VIETNAMESE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place the lemongrass stalks, cilantro, onion, ginger, and garlic into your food processor and process on high until smooth and almost paste-like. Place the ground pork, beef, or chicken into a large bowl and pour in the lemongrass paste. Add all of the remaining ingredients and mix together well. I find using my hands the easiest way to do this.
• Roll 20 meatballs and place them on a baking sheet. Place enough oil in a large frying pan to thinly cover the bottom. Heat the pan over medium-high heat until the oil is shimmering. Cook the meatballs, turning them a few times, until they are well browned and cooked through, about 8-10 minutes.