Asian Turkey Meatballs

- LW

Source: Martha Stewart, Everyday Food

http://www.marthastewart.com/329035/asian-turkey-meatballs-with-carrot-rice

I'm not always the biggest fan of Martha's meat dishes--personally, I think she's much better at baking. However, I return to this simple meatball recipe time and again because it's packed so full of flavor while being relatively healthy. The fish sauce is key. I'm sure ground pork would also be good in this recipe, but when it tastes so good with turkey, I'm not sure I'd bother!

These are great served over rice (especially brown rice), with sauteed greens on the side, like bok choy or swiss chard.

Ingredients
3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs

1 1/2 pounds ground dark-meat turkey or ground pork

3 scallions, white and green parts separated and thinly sliced

1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

4 teaspoons fish sauce

4 teaspoons hot-pepper sauce (preferably Sriracha)

4 teaspoons sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 large garlic clove, minced

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Lime wedges, for serving

Section heading
Preheat oven to 450.

Combine breadcrumbs and 3 tablespoons water in a large bowl. Let sit 5 min. Add all other ingredients except green parts of green onions, oil, and lime wedges. Combine and form into 12 meatballs.

In two batches, brown meatballs in 1 teaspoon oil until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Bake for 10 min. until done.

Serve with chopped green parts of green onions and lime wedges as garnish.