Honey-Sriracha Meatballs Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

  divided
• 1 celery stalk

  chopped
• 1 small onion

  chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper

  chopped
• 3 cloves garlic

  chopped
• 1 tablespoon Cajun seasonings
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon spicy chili flakes
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 egg

  beaten
• 1 pound ground turkey

  you can use beef, chicken or pork as well
• 1 cup panko

  or more as needed
• Fresh chopped herbs and spicy chili flakes for garnish
• 1 cup sriracha
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• 1 Heat a large pan to medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and heat.
• 2 Add celery, onion and peppers. Cook about 5 minutes to soften.
• 3 Add garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring.
• 4 Remove from heat and add contents to a mixing bowl. Cool slightly.
• 5 Add the Cajun seasonings, parsley, chili flakes, egg, ground turkey and panko.
  Salt and pepper to your tastes.
• 6 Hand mix the meat mixture until everything is combined, but do not over mix. If
  you over mix with your hands, the meatballs can become mealy.
• 7 Form the meat mixture into 1-inch turkey meatballs. You should get about 16
  meatballs.
• 8 Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
• 9 Heat the pan again to medium heat and add remaining olive oil. Brown the
  meatballs 3-4 minutes, rolling them a bit to brown all of the sides.
• 10 Transfer the pan to the oven and bake the meatballs for 10 minutes, or until the
  turkey meatballs are cooked through.
• 11 While turkey meatballs are cooking, add the sriracha, honey, garlic powder,
  chili flakes, and salt and pepper to a small pot. Heat gently, stirring, until
  it is well combined.
• 12 Pour the honey-sriracha sauce / glaze over the turkey meatballs, or you can
  brush it on.
• 13 Sprinkle with chili flakes and fresh parsley and serve.

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