{"id":51582,"date":"2023-05-04T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?p=51582"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:38:15","slug":"firecracker-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2023\/05\/04\/firecracker-meatballs\/","title":{"rendered":"Firecracker Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">with Roasted Green Beans &amp; Jasmine Rice<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: 2<\/h4>\n<p>Firecracker sauce &#8211; a creamy, spicy, sweet, and savory sauce to make your taste buds explode! Served atop rice along with crispy roasted green beans.<br \/>\nPrep: 10 Cook: 40<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">scallions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS sour cream<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>sriracha<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bc<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup panko breadcrumbs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">thumb ginger <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS mayonnaise<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp honey <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS soy sauce<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup jasmine rice <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">10<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz ground beef<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">6<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz green beans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">salt &amp; pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp cooking oil<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prep: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425\u00b0F. Wash and dry produce.<\/p>\n<p>Trim and thinly slice <strong>scallions,<\/strong> separating <strong>whites<\/strong> from <strong>greens,<\/strong> mince <strong>whites.<\/strong> Peel and mince <strong>ginger.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make firecracker sauce:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl, combine <strong>mayonnaise, sour cream, honey,<\/strong> 2 tsp <strong>soy sauce,<\/strong> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sriracha<\/strong><\/span> to taste. (You\u2019ll use the rest of the <strong>soy sauce<\/strong> later.) Set aside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cook rice: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a small pot, combine <strong>rice,<\/strong> \u00be cup <strong>water,<\/strong> and a big pinch of <strong>salt.<\/strong> Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until <strong>rice<\/strong> is tender, 15-18 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Form meatballs: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While <strong>rice<\/strong> cooks, in a second large bowl, combine <strong>beef, panko, scallion whites, ginger,<\/strong> remaining <strong>soy sauce,<\/strong> \u00bd tsp <strong>salt,<\/strong> and <strong>pepper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Form into 10-12 1\u00bd-inch <strong>meatballs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roast: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Place <strong>meatballs<\/strong> on one side of a lightly <strong>oiled<\/strong> baking sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Trim <strong>green beans<\/strong> if necessary. Toss on empty side with a drizzle of <strong>oil, salt,<\/strong> and <strong>pepper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roast on top rack until <strong>meatballs<\/strong> are cooked through and <strong>green beans<\/strong> are browned and tender, 14-16 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-51583\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/FirecrackerMeatballsServe.jpg?resize=300%2C171\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/FirecrackerMeatballsServe.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/FirecrackerMeatballsServe.jpg?w=468&amp;ssl=1 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finish &amp; serve: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fluff <strong>rice<\/strong> with a fork, season with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carefully add <strong>meatballs<\/strong> to bowl with <strong>sauce,<\/strong> toss to coat.<\/p>\n<p>Divide <strong>rice<\/strong> between bowls or plates. Top with <strong>meatballs<\/strong> and drizzle with any remaining <strong>sauce.<\/strong> Serve <strong>green beans<\/strong> on the side. Garnish with <strong>scallion greens.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with Roasted Green Beans &amp; Jasmine Rice Yield: 2 Firecracker sauce &#8211; a creamy, spicy, sweet, and savory sauce to make your taste buds explode! Served atop rice along with crispy roasted green beans. Prep: 10 Cook: 40 2scallions 1\u00bdTBS sour cream 1tsp sriracha \u00bccup panko breadcrumbs 1thumb ginger 2TBS mayonnaise 2tsp honey 2TBS soy sauce \u00bdcup jasmine rice 10oz ground beef 6oz green beans salt &amp; pepper 2tsp cooking oil Prep: Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2023\/05\/04\/firecracker-meatballs\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[123,127,288],"class_list":["post-51582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-green-beans","tag-ground-beef","tag-jasmine-rice"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/FirecrackerMeatballs.jpg?fit=1383%2C1110&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51582"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56035,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51582\/revisions\/56035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}