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    Home » Recipes » Main Course Recipes

    Hoisin Orange Pork Meatball Bowl

    Jan 26, 2017 | by Jennifer | Last Updated: Dec 1, 2021

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    Easy and delicious Asian-inspired pork meatballs, served with a hoisin orange sauce with rice and stir fried bok choy.

    pork meatballs with hoisin orange sauce and rice

    These delicious Asian-inspired pork meatballs are one of my favourite quick and easy dinners.

    The pork meatballs are baked quickly in a hot oven. While the meatballs are baking, simply put on some rice or grains and prepare your veg and sauce. It all comes together quickly in a wok or hot frying pan right at the end.

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    Ingredient Notes

    Ground pork - You can also use ground turkey, ground chicken or ground beef here, as the flavours go well with all meats.

    Bok Choy - I've use bok choy here in keeping with the Asian flavours, but any green you'd like to add here is just fine, such as spinach or chard.

    Cook's Notes

    • I used basmati rice in my bowls (because we all know I'm a shameless carb-o-holic ;), but brown rice, quinoa or other grains would also be a great choice.
    • I used Shanghai Bok Choy here. Baby Bok Choy is also great, as is any green that you can quickly saute (kale, chard, collards, spinach etc.)
    • When I cooked this up, I quickly stir fried the greens first, then added the sauce, which works fine, but makes the greens quite well cooked. If you prefer your greens just wilted (I think I do, actually), remove the greens before adding the sauce.

    Hoisin Orange Chicken Meatball Bowl

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    pork meatballs with hoisin orange sauce and rice

    Hoisin Orange Pork Meatball Rice Bowl

    Oven-baked Asian-inspired pork meatballs, with a hoisin orange sauce and served with bok choy and rice.
    Author: Jennifer
    5 stars from 6 ratings
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Course
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
     

    Meatballs:

    • 1 lb. ground pork
    • 3 Tbsp flour
    • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
    • 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce
    • 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • Pinch red pepper flakes
    • Zest of 1/2 naval orange
    • Salt and pepper, (note that soy sauce does add some saltiness)

    Sauce:

    • 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
    • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
    • 1 Tbsp fresh orange juice
    • 1/2 cup chicken stock, or water
    • Zest of 1/2 naval orange
    • 1 tsp cornstarch

    Greens:

    • 1 Tbsp cooking oil
    • Bok Choy , or other greens, roughly chopped
    • 1 clove garlic, minced
    • 1/2 tsp fresh ginger, mince

    To Serve:

    • Rice or grains, for servings
    • green onion, chopped, for garnish
    • Orange wedges, for drizzling
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 460 F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil (for easy clean-up) and set aside.
    • If making rice or grains, start that cooking first.
    • In a medium bowl, combine the ground pork with the flour, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, orange zest and salt and pepper. Form mixture in to walnut-sized meatballs and place on prepared baking sheet. (I got 15 meatballs out of 550g of ground pork).
    • Bake meatballs in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, or until lightly browned and cooked through. Drain any fat and keep warm until needed.
    • Meanwhile, while the meatballs are cooking, prepare sauce by combining all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Prepare greens by roughly chopping and removing stems, if necessary.
    • Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add greens and cook, stirring constantly, until just wilted. Add garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for another 30 seconds. (If you'd like your greens to stay just wilted, remove to a plate before adding sauce, otherwise, just leave them in). Add sauce and cook, stirring, a minute or so until sauce is hot and thickened. Remove from heat.
    • To serve: Spoon rice in to serving bowls. Top with greens and meatballs. Spoon sauce overtop. Garnish with chopped green onion and an orange wedge, for drizzling.

    Notes

    Nutritional information does not include rice.
    Be sure to read the Ingredient and Cook's Notes above the Recipe Card for more tips on making this recipe.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 1055mg | Potassium: 427mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2mg

    Nutritional information provided for general guidance only and should not be relied upon to make personal health decisions.

    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American, Canadian
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    Comments

    1. Pat says

      January 16, 2020 at 11:32 am

      Will try this next Monday as Florida Oranges in season..can’t wait will report back!

      Pat

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      • Pat says

        January 17, 2020 at 6:20 pm

        5 stars
        All the juices mixed so well with the rice . Orange brings it to another level. Very good dish for a weeknight. Not very difficult to make. We enjoyed it. Thanks!

        Pat

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        • Jennifer says

          January 18, 2020 at 12:40 pm

          So glad you enjoyed it, Pat :) Thanks!

          Reply
    2. Mare says

      January 13, 2020 at 12:04 pm

      I'd like to share this by email since I'm not on facebook or twitter - how could I? Why does the oven have to be so hot ( 460 F) ?
      Thanks.

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        January 13, 2020 at 1:11 pm

        Hi Mare, First, the oven is so hot since we want them to cook quickly. They are only in the oven 10 minutes or so. It also helps the meatballs to get some colour, since ground chicken can be kind of anemic :)

        As for emailing, I'm not sure what you mean exactly. I'm assuming you want to share the recipe, but unsure beyond that. You want to email it to other people or to yourself?

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        • Mare says

          January 13, 2020 at 1:25 pm

          Thanks for your reply. I want to email your recipe to other people but don't see a link to email, only pinterest, facebook and twitter.

          Reply
          • Jennifer says

            January 13, 2020 at 1:32 pm

            Ahhh, I see. So the Pinterest/Facebook and Twitter links aren't for sharing the actual recipe there. It's for sharing a link to the recipe (bookmarking, essentially). So the email version of that would be to send the link to this page to other people by email. That's the best way for me, as it means that people will be able to read the recipe here and take advantage of all the other information and tips that are shared along with the recipe etc. as well. And while I don't mind people copying a recipe to their own files for their own personal use, if it's widely distributed by email (just the recipe) and people never have to visit my site, there's not much in it for me, in return for the work I put into developing/publishing it etc. So all that is to say, I'd really appreciate it if you would just share a link to the recipe, rather than the entire recipe. Hope that makes sense.

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            • Mare says

              January 13, 2020 at 7:17 pm

              Of course. I only wanted to share this with one other person and wouldn't know how to do the rest anyway so you have nothing to worry about.

              Reply
              • Jennifer says

                January 13, 2020 at 7:32 pm

                No worries with that Mare. Your best bet is to copy and paste it into an email then.

    3. Janice says

      February 18, 2019 at 11:16 am

      I know fresh ginger is best but can you use ginger powder instead?

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        February 18, 2019 at 1:45 pm

        Hi Janice and yes, you can. You'll use a lot less. The ratio is roughly 1/8 tsp powdered ginger for 3 tsp fresh. (Btw, have you ever tried the ginger in the tube that is available in the produce section? I love that stuff. A little milder than freshly grated fresh ginger, but still with the fresh flavour. And it keeps forever in the fridge, so I'm never out).

        Reply
    4. SandraM says

      February 28, 2017 at 8:54 pm

      5 stars
      Finally made this for dinner tonight. Really liked the flavours. And made the meatballs small so I have extras to put in the freezer for another meal. ?

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        March 01, 2017 at 7:34 am

        Glad you enjoyed this one, Sandra and great idea making extra meatballs for another meal!

        Reply
    5. Robyn says

      January 29, 2017 at 7:29 am

      5 stars
      You and I like a lot of the same things, Jennifer. I don't often cook with ground chicken either but I have been spicing it up and it makes such a huge difference. LOVE my citrus - especially this time of year. And I'm all about slightly wilted greens - anything more just doesn't do it for me.
      So that said, this is my idea of a perfect meal especially because meatballs cancel out everything else, lol. There is nothing better - period!
      Your photography is breathtaking. Perfect light! Sharing :)

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        March 01, 2017 at 7:33 am

        Thanks so much, Robyn :)

        Reply
    6. Dena says

      January 28, 2017 at 6:52 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks Jennifer. This was delicious and got rave reviews! Love your recipes and your blog. You explain everything so well and make your recipes so easy to follow. I appreciate all you do!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        January 28, 2017 at 7:16 pm

        So glad, Dena and thanks so much :)

        Reply
    7. Dena says

      January 28, 2017 at 12:40 pm

      If I use beef, do I have to change anything? Do you think it will be ok?

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        January 28, 2017 at 2:11 pm

        It would be all good Dena. Shouldn't have to change anything.

        Reply
    8. Dalila G. says

      January 28, 2017 at 9:28 am

      5 stars
      What a tasty dish Jennifer. :-)
      I do like using ground chicken in some of my dishes and this recipe is going to be another one.
      The combination of the citrus and ginger is right up my alley.
      As always, your pictures are wonderful, you're making me hungry and I just ate....LOL!
      Have a nice day Jennifer!
      Pinned!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        January 28, 2017 at 9:52 am

        Thanks Dalila :) You will love this dish, for sure then!

        Reply
    9. Laura | Tutti Dolci says

      January 28, 2017 at 12:38 am

      I love this kind of dinner - fast, flavorful, and perfect for busy weeknights. Love that touch of citrus and as a fellow carb-o-colic, the basmati rice is a must! :)

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        January 28, 2017 at 8:43 am

        Thanks Laura and yes, I do love my basmati rice too :)

        Reply
    10. Chris Scheuer says

      January 27, 2017 at 4:14 pm

      Yummy! My kind of dinner, for sure. I'm with you - ground chicken is not always my first choice but in something like this, so full of flavor, it's wonderful!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        January 28, 2017 at 8:42 am

        Thanks Chris and I have to say, I rather enjoyed the chicken meatballs. The texture is obviously more dense than beef or pork, but they had lots of flavour and were nice and hearty!

        Reply
    11. Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says

      January 26, 2017 at 9:36 am

      Ginger and garlic and orange - what a terrific, flavorful combination! Your creativity cannot be beat Jennifer and the photos are absolutely gorgeous. Baby Bok Choy is one of my favorites too - I love everything about this dish but especially how easy it is to put together. Amazing!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        January 26, 2017 at 10:31 am

        Thanks Tricia :) These are my favourite meals - full of flavour, easy and a little leaner!

        Reply
    12. Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says

      January 26, 2017 at 9:14 am

      5 stars
      Citrus season is the best, right?! While I love baking with citrus, I'm more of a savory girl, so these meatball bowls are right up my alley! I love the hoisin and orange pairing here! AND the bok choy - it's so underrated! I am totally making these for dinner sometime soon! Cheers, girlfriend!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        January 26, 2017 at 9:17 am

        Thanks Cheyanne :) There is nothing like a little citrus to brighten up a dish, especially this time of year!

        Reply
    13. Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says

      January 26, 2017 at 8:41 am

      I love baking and cooking with orange too Jennifer. I'll definitely need to try these meatballs. The sauce sounds so flavorful. I also love that you served it with bok choy. Can't wait to try.

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        January 26, 2017 at 9:17 am

        Thanks Mary Ann. This is such an easy dinner, too. Win win :)

        Reply

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