Asian Meatballs With Sesame Lime Dipping Sauce

• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 3/4 lb ground pork
• 3/4 lb ground veal
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup canned sliced water chestnuts, rinsed, drained, and finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro stem
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons sugar

1. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 500u0b0F.
2. Pour milk over bread crumbs in a large bowl and stir until liquid is absorbed. Add ground meat, egg, water chestnuts, salt, chopped cilantro, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 3 tablespoons meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish. Make more meatballs with remaining mixture, arranging meatballs about 1/2 inch apart in baking dish. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, stir together lime juice, water, sugar, remaining 4 tablespoons soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
4. Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce and sprinkle with cilantro sprigs.
5. Serve meatballs with remaining sauce.

milk, breadcrumb, ground pork, ground veal, egg, water chestnuts, salt, fresh cilantro, cilantro stem, soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice, water, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/asian-meatballs-with-sesame-lime-dipping-sauce-224905 (may not work)