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Vietnamese Meatballs

Make Vietnamese meatballs with ground beef and serve in lettuce cups with carrot slaw.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Meatball Recipes
Servings 17 meatballs

Ingredients
  

Carrot Slaw:

  • 1/2 cup lime juice
  • 2 Tablespoons shredded carrots
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Siracha

Meatballs:

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped cashews + more for serving
  • 2 Tablespoons Siracha
  • 1/4 cup finely diced onion
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/2 cup oil for frying
  • Butter lettuce
  • Fresh mint
  • Cilantro

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, toss together all the ingredients for the carrot slaw. Set aside.
  • Mix together the ground beef, lemongrass, cashews, Sriracha, shallot, and garlic in a medium bowl. 
  • Use a 2 Tablespoon cookie scoop to form the meat into meatballs. 
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. 
  • Fry the meatballs in batches for 8-10 minutes, turning so that all sides are browned.
  • Serve meatballs in lettuce cups with the carrot slaw, sprigs of fresh mint, cilantro, and more cashews.