Sweet Sriracha Meatballs · Easy House Recipes

Sweet Sriracha Meatballs – The EASY Method!

Remember these Slow Cooker Occasion Meatballs everyone flocks to at household get-togethers? These Sweet Sriracha Meatballs are a bit similar to that, but with an Asian-inspired twist—just like my Pineapple Teriyaki Meatballs but this time that Asian twist comes with a punch!

Don’t worry, though—the punch is not enough to make these pork meatballs fiery hot. Instead, you get just the right amount of sweet warmth in the sticky honey sauce. (If you’re still nervous, you can always use less sriracha in the sauce and let the more adventurous eaters in your family add extra to their servings.)

While I adore serving this Sweet Sriracha Meatball recipe over rice or with stir-fried greens for a simple weeknight dinner, it’s also perfect party food. Spear them onto toothpicks (maybe with a bit of pineapple like my Hawaiian Meatballs!), set them on a platter, and watch them vanish!

Why I ADORE this recipe!

• Straightforward to make – Although this may appear like a recipe that might take a while, it actually comes together with just fifteen minutes of prep and fifteen minutes of cooking. Simple!
• Perfect harmony of flavors – These sriracha meatballs are sweet, savory, and spicy—the sticky sauce that goes with them is lick-the-spoon delightful.
• Adaptable – Make them as a quick dinner or a freezer meal; serve them as an appetizer for a celebration or over rice for a weeknight. You have plenty of choices here!
• Straightforward to adjust for selective eaters – Dial back the sriracha and even kids who balk at the smallest speck of black pepper in a recipe will devour these easy honey sriracha meatballs.

What to Serve with Sweet Sriracha Meatballs

Since this dish has the classic flavors of Asian cuisine, it will pair well with many of your favorite Asian-inspired side dishes. There are both classic options and some nutritious choices to keep it light.

Side Dish Suggestions

You can choose one or add a few sides to create a wholesome, well-rounded dinner. 

Recipe Notes

This Sweet Sriracha Meatball recipe is as straightforward as promised! Just thirty minutes for a family-friendly meal.

In this section, I’m going to go through a few tips and tricks I employ when making this recipe to achieve the best and most delightful results.

Be sure to scroll to the bottom for the FULL recipe card.

Items + Substitutions

For the meatballs

• Ground pork – I think the flavor of pork works well with the sticky-sweet sauce in these honey-glazed sriracha meatballs. You can substitute ground chicken, ground turkey, or a blend if you prefer.
• Onion – Yellow, white, or a sweet onion will all work well
• Panko bread crumbs – To help bind your meatballs together; use gluten-free panko if necessary.
• Egg
• Garlic
• Ginger – Fresh ginger is much more pungent than dried, adding a lot of flavor and moisture to sweet and spicy sriracha meatballs.
• Salt
• Sesame oil – If you don’t have sesame oil, any neutral-flavored cooking oil will work.

For the sauce

• Butter
• Honey – Use a runny honey, not the solid type that comes compacted in a jar.
• Sriracha – Feel free to add more or less, according to your family’s preferences on spice level.
• Soy sauce – Use tamari for a gluten-free option.
• Fresh lime juice

Garnish (optional)

Hints for the Recipe

1. Chop the onion finely – At first, avoid large onion chunks in your meatballs, they can be unpleasant to chew into! More significantly, finely diced or grated onions will add extra moisture to those sriracha meatballs, making them more tender. Use a mini food chopper to get them really tiny!
2. Prepare your ingredients in advance – This is a recipe that moves quickly, so have all your components ready before you start cooking. You won’t have time to stop and chop or measure once you begin!
3. Beat the sauce well – The butter won’t integrate into the rest of the sauce ingredients at first, but keep whisking! It will eventually come together, forming a thick, sticky coating on your sweet and spicy meatballs.
4. Heat the pan before adding the meatballs – You want the pan and oil to be really hot so that you get a nice sear on the exterior of the meatballs. Then, you’ll simmer them in the sauce until the meatballs reach 160ºF.

Short Cuts for the Recipe

If you need to make this recipe, but are extra short on time, here are a few ideas that can help make this recipe even faster!

• Use store bought pre-minced garlic and ginger – There’s no shame in keeping these on hand in the fridge to get dinner on the table a little faster!
• Buy a pouch of ready-rice – Plan on serving your honey sriracha meatballs over rice? A pouch of microwaveable rice—the type that’s ready in 90 seconds—will shave some extra time off your meal prep.
• Use a food processor or chopper to quickly mince the onion – Again, you need a very fine dice and even grated onion, so a food processor or chopper will make fast work of it.
• Skip making the meatballs – If you’ve frozen a batch of Homestyle Meatballs or want to buy a package of meatballs from the grocery store, you can use those instead of making your own.

Different Versions of the Recipe

If you love this recipe as much as we do and want some quick ways to change it up for variety, these little suggestions will do the trick!

• Honey Sriracha Turkey Meatballs – Use ground turkey instead of pork to make the meatballs for this recipe.
• Honey Sriracha Chicken Meatballs – Similar idea as above! Swap ground chicken in for the ground pork.
• BBQ Sriracha Meatballs – Instead of making the sauce for this recipe, use your favorite barbecue sauce. Then, add sriracha to taste.
• Sriracha Teriyaki Meatballs – Again, skip the sauce for this recipe and substitute a bottle of teriyaki sauce. Add sriracha to taste.

Instructions for Freezing the Meal

Making this Honey Sriracha Meatball recipe into a freezer meal is simple! Follow the steps below and you can store this recipe in the freezer for up to 6 months.

1. Form the meatballs and make the sauce as directed in the recipe.
2. Freeze the raw meatballs in one zip-top bag and the sauce in another.
3. Let both the sauce and meatballs thaw in the fridge, then cook them according to the original recipe instructions.

Leftover Honey Sriracha Meatballs

If you have leftovers after making Honey Sriracha Meatballs, then it’s your lucky day! They save and reheat well and can make the start of another delicious dish.

To save leftovers, separate into meal sized portions and then place in an airtight container and store:

• in the fridge for 3-4 days
• in the freezer for up to a month

Recipes for Leftovers

Below are a few ways to repurpose these leftovers and give them a delicious makeover!

• Fried Rice With Honey Sriracha Meatballs – Add the reheated sriracha meatballs to your favorite fried rice recipe.
• Honey-Glazed Sriracha Meatball Tacos – Serve the honey sriracha meatballs in a warm tortilla with other toppings of choice; you can cut them in half if necessary.
• Sriracha Meatball Hoagie – Use leftover sriracha meatballspour faire un sandwich impressionnant Banh Mi avec carottes en bâtonnets marinées rapidement, concombre et un généreux étalage de mayo.
• Bol de nouilles aux boulettes de viande à la sriracha – Ajoutez les boulettes de viande et vos légumes sautés préférés dans un bol de nouilles pour réutiliser vos restes comme déjeuner au travail.

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