Beef Meatballs (Vietnamese)

• Meatballs:
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cup finely chopped red onion
• 1/3 cup roughly chopped cilantro
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon peeled and finely chopped ginger
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon honey
• 1 green chile pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• Sauce:
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 Thai chile pepper, finely chopped (optional)

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

ground beef, red onion, cilantro, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, honey, green chile pepper, canola oil, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, water, fish sauce, chile pepper

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/268186/beef-meatballs-vietnamese/ (may not work)