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Pork Meatball Rice Bowls

Name: Pork Meatball Rice Bowls
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: ⅔ pound Ground Pork; 1 ¼ Carrot; 1 cup Cilantro (Fresh); ¾ Cucumber; 1 ½ cloves of Garlic; 1 ½ tablespoons Ginger; 1 ¼ Jalapeno; 1 ¼ Scallion; ¾ Yellow Onion; ⅓ cup Breadcrumbs; 4 cups Cooked Brown Rice; ¾ Egg; 2 ¾ tablespoons Sugar; ⅓ cup Rice Vinegar; 1 teaspoon Soy Sauce; ⅓ teaspoon Salt; ⅓ cup Water

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Savory pork meatballs over brown rice with quick-pickled veggies, fresh herbs and spicy jalapeño. A customizable bowl ready in under an hour.

1 hr 4 servings

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Ingredients

⅔ pound Ground Pork
1 ¼ Carrot
1 cup Cilantro (Fresh)
¾ Cucumber
1 ½ cloves of Garlic
1 ½ tablespoons Ginger
1 ¼ Jalapeno
1 ¼ Scallion
¾ Yellow Onion
⅓ cup Breadcrumbs
4 cups Cooked Brown Rice
¾ Egg
2 ¾ tablespoons Sugar
⅓ cup Rice Vinegar
1 teaspoon Soy Sauce
⅓ teaspoon Salt
⅓ cup Water

Directions

In a small bowl combine ⅓ cup rice vinegar, 2 ¾ tablespoons sugar, ⅓ teaspoon salt and ⅓ cup water. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Shred 1 ¼ Carrot and thinly slice ¾ Yellow Onion. Add to the vinegar mixture, submerge the vegetables and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
In a bowl mix ⅔ pound ground pork, ¾ Egg, ⅓ cup breadcrumbs, 1 ½ cloves minced garlic, 1 ½ tablespoons grated ginger, 1 teaspoon soy sauce and 2 sliced scallions. Form into about 18 small meatballs. Bake at 400°F on a lined sheet for 15 minutes.
Thinly slice ¾ Cucumber and 2 jalapeños. Pull the leaves from 1 cup cilantro.
Assemble bowls with 4 cups cooked brown rice, the meatballs, pickled carrot and onion, cilantro, cucumber and jalapeño. Top with more soy sauce if you like.