Honey glazed pork meatball bowl

I just love “bowl foods”. You know, they are just the best mix of everything and have the best of not, just both, worlds, but the best of all worlds. This honey glazed pork meatball bowl with pickled veggies has it all. Protein, rice, crunchy tart marinated veggies, a sweet honey glaze, and some more toppings for good measure.

Honey glazed pork meatball bowl recipe

For this simple and colorful Asian inspired bowl, you will need:

• Vegetables of your choice to quickly pickle (I chose carrot, cucumber, and radishes);
• Meat for your meatballs;
• Rice or other grains of your choice, quinoa would also work great;
• Sesame seeds, green onions, and anything else for toppings;

How do you keep meatballs from falling apart?

By adding binders. I usually add an egg and some breadcrumbs which will make the meatballs stick together and keep that way.

If you want light and airy meatballs, then don’t add too much to the meat itself, but concentrate on the sauce. Because the binders will make the meatballs more dense and heavy. Depends on what kind of result you are going for.

To make these Chinese pork meatballs I made a sticky honey glaze with soy sauce, some water, cornstarch, and, of course, honey. Just four ingredients for the best sticky honey glaze that will coat the meatballs perfectly.

What to serve with pork meatballs?

Rice or other grains, fresh leafy greens, pickled vegetables, and some crunchy toppings are my go-to options. For this honey glazed pork meatball bowl, I chose to add what is in season.

This quick pickled vegetable salad is my go-to recipe for everything in summer. It goes together with grilled meats fantastically and is super easy to make. These refrigerator pickled vegetables can be made with an assortment of any veggies of your choice. I really like the sweetness of spring carrots and together with the crunchiness of this year’s first real cucumbers and radishes, this was perfect. Spring in a bowl. You can easily make spicy pickled vegetables by adding a couple of slices of chili in the mix, but I added a few cloves of garlic to get that kick instead.

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I have made variations of this recipe before, and sometimes I use rice noodles instead of rice and sometimes it is just more veggies and sometimes there is an egg added to the equation. But over time I have realized that this is the best recipe and super easy. I am a sucker for everything that has soy sauce and sesame oil in it. Sesame oil is a huge favorite of mine, I love the toasted seed taste, too bad that you can’t really find larger bottles that often. I buy the only ones that are available in the supermarket, they are 270ml and I go through them so quickly, it makes me go mad. Sesame oil is also super healthy and good for you, just like many seed and nut oils.

I finally was able to go to the central market. It is a huge farmers market that is located in the city center. I took the bike there and that was not the best choice since I barely made it home. My bag was filled with spring goodies and I couldn’t even properly close it. I am pretty sure that Nike did not have that in mind when they designed this sporty backpack. But here I am, stuffing it with leafy greens, carrots, sausages, and cheese. To be honest, those 8 kilometers that I have to drive home were a real workout.

This honey glazed pork meatball bowl with pickled veggies is such a nice and easy lunch recipe to make when your fridge is just stashed with goodies. If you are a meal prep person then these veggies can be pickled and kept in the fridge for a few days, but they will have to be in an airtight container and submerged in the brine. They would also go really great with tacos and on sandwiches.

Now, let’s go on and make this honey glazed meatball and pickled veggie bowl.