Fresh, healthy, easy, inexpensive, and quick, this meal has so many things going for it. You can have this meal on the table in under 30 minutes. Fill each cup with a meatball, some fresh veggies and a drizzle of sauce and dig in. The shredded slaw keeps the meatballs moist and tender while making the meat go farther at the same time. If you are making this for family members who do not follow a low carb diet just serve some steamed rice along side for them to round out their meal. Use whatever raw veggies you like to fill the cups, red pepper and cucumber are some of my favorites. A few other options would be bean sprouts, spicy peppers, or mushrooms. Don’t move the meatballs around too much until they brown on one side, if you do they will break apart. As they cook they will hold their shape better.
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Garlic Sesame Meatball Cups
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 pound ground pork
- 2 green onions chopped
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 clove garlic grated or minced
- 2 teaspoons ginger peeled and grated
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 cups angel hair slaw mix or very finely shredded cabbage
- pinch salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
Lettuce Cups
- 1 head boston lettuce you need at least 8 leaves for cups
- 1 red pepper sliced
- 1 cucumber cut into half moons
Sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sweetener of choice splenda, stevia, honey, ect
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- pinch red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix together all the meatball ingredients except the tablespoon of oil, you will use this to cook them. Form these into 1 1/2 to 2 inch balls. Heat oil in a large skillet and gently place the balls in. Let them brown on each side before turning them. The will break apart if you try to move them around too much, As they cook they will firm up. I used tongs to easily flip them around. This will take around 15 minutes to cook them through.
- As the meatballs are cooking slice the cucumber and red pepper, wash and separate the lettuce and place on a platter. Mix the sauce and season with extra crushed red pepper to taste. When the balls are done transfer the to the platter and serve. If you are making this meal for a mixed low carb and traditional eating household add some cooked rice on the side for the non low carb eaters! Enjoy
My family would love these meatballs, and a great idea to serve them in a lettuce cup.
I too wondered if this recipe could be adapted to be vegan? Do you have any suggestions?
I heard another veggie loving friend talk of experimenting with tempeh, maybe that is an option?
These look delicious! I wonder if I could try this with tempeh to make a vegetarian option?
These look like a fun and tasty party appetizer. Perfect for movie night with friends. They sound totally delicious.
I am curious to try this recipe with beef meat, (considering I avoid eating pork), because it look gorgeous!
Ooo these look so yummy! And I love pork – great choice here! 🙂