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General Tso's Pork Meatballs

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 23 minutes
Servings: 23 Meatballs
These General Tso’s Pork Meatballs are juicy, tender, and coated in a sweet, sticky, and slightly spicy sauce inspired by the takeout favorite. Baked or pan-seared for a lightly crisp exterior, they’re perfect for easy weeknight dinners, rice bowls, or crowd-pleasing appetizers with bold flavor in every bite.
Made with savory ground pork that soaks up every bit of that glossy, tangy sauce, these meatballs deliver the perfect balance of sweet heat and umami. Serve them over steamed rice, with crisp veggies, or as a party appetizer — either way, they’re guaranteed to disappear fast.
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Ingredients

For the Meatballs

  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 cup plain breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbs ground ginger
  • 1 tbs minced garlic
  • 2 tbs soy sauce
  • salt & pepper to taste

For the Sauce

  • 4 tsp rice vinegar
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 3 tbs hoisin sauce
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbs ground ginger
  • 1 tbs minced garlic
  • 1 tbs cornstarch

Instructions

For the Meatballs

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
  • In a bow,l combine ground pork, breadcrumbs, eggs, soy sauce, minced garlic, ground ginger, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Take a scoop of the meat mixture and form a ball in your hands by gently rolling the meat around.
  • Place your meatballs on a greased baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake for 23 mins.

For the Sauce

  • In a medium pot, add off of the ingredients together and whisk to combine them all.
  • Place the pan over medium heat and let it simmer for about 5 mins.
  • Let the sauce cook on the stove for another five minutes so the sauce can start to thicken.
  • Once the sauce is thieckedn you can remove it from the heat.
  • Once the meatballs are out of the over you can toss them into the pot to coat them in the sauce.
  • For serving if there is leftover sauce in the pot, you can drizzle that over the meatballs.
  • If you are taking this meatballs with you in a crock pot, you can put the meatballs in the crock pot and cover them in the sauce.