Appetizer for 4

Bison Meatballs in Hoisin Sauce

Name: Bison Meatballs in Hoisin Sauce
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 large red onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp coriander seeds; 3 peppercorns; 2 whole cloves; 1/4 tsp sea salt; 1 lb ground bison meat; 1/2 cup cooked rice; 10 large basil leaves; 1 tsp canola oil; 1/2 tsp fish sauce; hoisin sauce

$21.08for 445 minServes 4

Seasoned bison meatballs bake with onion, garlic, basil, and hoisin sauce until browned and safely cooked.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Red onions, 1.25 lb$1.49/lb typical	1.25 lb	$1.86Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Ground lamb, 1 lb$7.99/lb typical	1 lb	$7.99Typical price
	Rice, 3.25 oz$0.08/oz typical	3.25 oz	$0.26Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 3.25$1.49 each typical	3.25	$4.66Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$21.08

Swaps

Swap red onions for onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepperOlive and cooking oilAsian sauces and pastesSoy sauce

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$5.27 per serving$21.08 for 4

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Ingredients

1 large red onion
2 cloves garlic
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp coriander seeds
3 peppercorns
2 whole cloves
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 lb ground bison meat
1/2 cup cooked rice
10 large basil leaves
1 tsp canola oil
1/2 tsp fish sauce
hoisin sauce

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F and lightly oil a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Finely chop the onion, garlic, and basil, then crush the cumin, coriander, peppercorns, cloves, and salt.
Mix the seasonings, onion, garlic, basil, rice, fish sauce, and bison until just combined.
Shape the mixture into meatballs and place them in the baking dish.
Bake for 20 minutes, turning once, until the centers reach 160 F.
Brush the meatballs with hoisin sauce and bake for 5 more minutes.

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Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.