Slow Cooker Asian Meatballs

Slow Cooker Asian Meatballs ~ A sweet and spicy meatball that you can eat as a standalone appetizer or serve it over rice noodles with roasted broccoli.

**This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Crockpot® Slow Cooker. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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The recipe takes no time to prep, it doesn’t heat up the house and requires no babysitting. A necessary component when you are outside grilling and pulling together other parts of a summer menu.

These Asian Meatballs are the appetizers to tide people over as they wait for the main meal. It’s a crowd pleaser that’s a little sweet, a little spicy and totally addicting!

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Yield: 6 servings

Slow Cooker Asian Meatballs

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Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 5 medium garlic gloves
• 2 shallots
• 2 serano peppers, seeded
• 3-inch knob fresh ginger
• 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 cup Gochujang sauce
• 2/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup Mirin
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 (24 oz) frozen meatballs, homemade or store bought

Instructions

In a mini food processor, pulse garlic shallots, serano peppers, ginger, fish sauce and lime juice until pureed. Scrape the mixture into the Crockpot™ Slow Cooker. Whisk in the Gochujang sauce, soy sauce, Mirin, sugar and water to the slow cooker.  Add the meatballs and set the slow cooker to low for 1 hour.

Transfer 2 cups of the sauce from the slow cooker to a sauce pan. Place the sauce pan over medium high heat and  stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and let simmer until sauce is reduced by 25 percent, about 3-4 minutes. 

Remove the meatballs from the slow cooker and dip in the sauce. To finish, sprinkle sesame seeds and chives on top