June 26, 2018

Asian Pork Meatball Sandwich

Asian Pork Meatball Sandwich. Pork meatballs with an Asian flare, topped with sauted onions and in a sub roll. Perfect for an easy but satisfying lunch or dinner.

Last week I was craving some meatballs. Actually, as I’m sitting here editing photos, I’m realizing we’ve had meatballs about five times over the last couple weeks…. It’s been a good couple of weeks.

My husband is one of those people who eats to live. He likes good food, but it’s not uncommon for him to go through his day, forgetting to eat, and then come home famished. Often my meals have a lot of vegetables, so they aren’t always calorie rich, or filling to a man who is counting on one meal for his daily sustenance. A few years ago when I fell in love with SkinnyTaste, he joked that he wished I would find a website called FullTaste.

So during this meatball run, I wanted to make my husband something that would be filling. I decided sandwiches were the way to go. I loved the sauce for these Sweet and Salty Pork Chops, so I decided to incorporate it into a pork meatball. It was a good choice.

These Asian pork meatball sandwiches are filling, but not unhealthy either. They were a hit for our whole family. Our one year old crushed as meany meatballs as I ate each meal.

Asian Pork Meatball Sandwich

Pork meatballs with a bit of an Asian flare. Topped with sauted onions in a sub roll. Perfect for lunch or dinner.

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Course: Main Dish

Servings: servings

Calories: 437

Ingredients

Meatballs

1.5 pounds ground pork
1 large egg beaten
1/2 cup plain panko bread crumbs
1 tbsp chives chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Sauce

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion chopped finely
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 cloves garlic
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup marinara sauce
1 cup tomato sauce

Serving

sub rolls
cilantro chopped

Instructions

Meatballs

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover baking pan with parchment paper or baking mat.
In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients for meatballs. Once well mixed, form into about 1.5 tbsp sized balls. Placed balls on prepared baking pan.
Bake balls for 15 minutes.

Sauce

Heat olive oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until soft.
Add following 9 ingredients and stir well. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low.
Add meatballs to sauce and let simmer, uncovered, for about 20 minutes.
Serving
Serve on sub rolls with cilantro. May also top with cheese.