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Pork Meatball Rice Bowls

Name: Pork Meatball Rice Bowls
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: ⅞ pound Ground Pork; 2 Carrots; 1 ¼ cups Cilantro (Fresh); 1 Cucumber; 1 ½ cloves of Garlic; 1 ½ tablespoons Ginger; 2 Jalapenos; 2 Scallions; 1 Yellow Onion; ¼ cup + 2 ¾ tablespoons Breadcrumbs; 5 cups Cooked Brown Rice; 1 Egg; 3 ¼ tablespoons Sugar; ¼ cup + 2 ¾ tablespoons Rice Vinegar; 1 ¼ teaspoons Soy Sauce; ⅜ teaspoon Salt; ¼ cup + 2 ¾ tablespoons 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 5 servings

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Ingredients

⅞ pound Ground Pork
2 Carrots
1 ¼ cups Cilantro (Fresh)
1 Cucumber
1 ½ cloves of Garlic
1 ½ tablespoons Ginger
2 Jalapenos
2 Scallions
1 Yellow Onion
¼ cup + 2 ¾ tablespoons Breadcrumbs
5 cups Cooked Brown Rice
1 Egg
3 ¼ tablespoons Sugar
¼ cup + 2 ¾ tablespoons Rice Vinegar
1 ¼ teaspoons Soy Sauce
⅜ teaspoon Salt
¼ cup + 2 ¾ tablespoons Water

Directions

In a small bowl combine ¼ cup + 2 ¾ tablespoons rice vinegar, 3 ¼ tablespoons sugar, ⅜ teaspoon salt and ¼ cup + 2 ¾ tablespoons water. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Shred 2 Carrots and thinly slice 1 Yellow Onion. Add to the vinegar mixture, submerge the vegetables and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
In a bowl mix ⅞ pound ground pork, 1 Egg, ¼ cup + 2 ¾ tablespoons breadcrumbs, 1 ¾ cloves minced garlic, 1 ¾ tablespoons grated ginger, 1 ¼ teaspoons 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 1 Cucumber and 2 jalapeños. Pull the leaves from 1 ¼ cups cilantro.
Assemble bowls with 5 cups cooked brown rice, the meatballs, pickled carrot and onion, cilantro, cucumber and jalapeño. Top with more soy sauce if you like.