Turkey Sriracha Meatballs

$6.65 recipe / $1.11 serving
by Beth - Budget Bytes
4.92 from 46 votes
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How fitting that just days after I make these scrumptious sriracha glazed turkey meatballs, the Huy Fong Foods factory is in danger of temporary shutdown. So, you know what that means? You better make these meatballs, pronto! There’s about to be a sriracha shortage! Panic in the streets!

Okay. Temporary freakout finished. Back to the meatballs…

Turkey and sriracha go great together, so I took the basic recipe for my Teriyaki Meatballs and switched out the pork for turkey (you can use pork for these, too). Then I whipped up a quick brown sugar and sriracha glaze to slather them in. Deeee-licious! You can serve these over a bed of rice, pierced with a toothpick as an appetizer, or even over a nice salad, like this Crunchy Asian Salad. Very easy and very versatile.

Top view of a bowl of Turkey Sriracha Meatballs over white rice with chopsticks and a bottle of Siracha on the side
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Turkey Sriracha Meatballs

4.92 from 46 votes
Savory garlic and ginger infuse these turkey meatball with big flavor and the sriracha glaze adds a sweet and spicy twist. 
Servings 6 4 meatballs each
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 25 minutes
Total 40 minutes

Ingredients

MEATBALLS

  • 19 oz package ground turkey ($4.59)
  • 1 large egg ($0.17)
  • 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs ($0.17)
  • 2 inches fresh ginger ($0.30)
  • 1/2 tsp soy sauce ($0.02)
  • 1 bunch green onions, divided ($0.69)
  • Freshly cracked black pepper ($0.05)

SRIRACHA GLAZE

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Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add the ground turkey, egg, bread crumbs, soy sauce, and some freshly ground pepper to a large bowl. Peel the ginger with a vegetable peeler or by scraping the skin off with the side of a spoon. Use a small holed cheese grater to grate about two inches of the ginger straight into the bowl. Thinly slice 2-3 of the green onions and add to the bowl (save the rest for later).
  • Mix the ingredients in the bowl thoroughly. Shape the meat mixture into meatballs about the size of pingpong balls. You should get 25-30 meatballs, depending on the size. Arrange the meatballs on a baking sheet covered in foil and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
  • While the meatballs are baking, make the sriracha glaze. In a small pot combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, sriracha and 1/4 cup of the water. Heat and stir the mixture over medium heat until the brown sugar is dissolved. In a small bowl, stir together the remaining 1/4 cup of water with the cornstarch. Pour the cornstarch slurry into the pot with the glaze. Stir to combine. Allow the mixture to come up to a simmer, at which point the glaze will thicken and become glossy.
  • After the meatballs are finished baking, transfer them to a large bowl and pour the glaze over top. Carefully toss the meatballs to coat in the glaze. Serve hot topped with the remaining sliced green onions.

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Nutrition

Serving: 4MeatballsCalories: 291.07kcalCarbohydrates: 26.58gProtein: 19.23gFat: 12.42gSodium: 615.77mgFiber: 2.43g
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Three Turkey Sriracha Meatballs with toothpicks plated on a square plate and garnished with green onions

Step by Step Photos

Ground Turkey in packaging

This is the ground turkey I used… why they package it in 19 oz. portions, I’ll never know.

Meatball Ingredients in mixing bowl

Combine the ground turkey, egg, breadcrumbs, soy suace, ginger (grated), green onions (2-3 onionts sliced, save the rest of the bunch for later), and some freshly ground pepper in a large bowl. You can actually add a clove of minced garlic for extra flavor, if you’d like (I just forgot it).

Meatball ingredients mixed together well in mixing bowl

Mix these ingredients really, REALLY well. You’ll probably need to use your hands.

Meatball mix formed into meatballs and placed on baking sheet

Shape the meat mixture into balls about the size of pingpong balls. I got 27 balls, so you should aim for 25-30. Place them on a baking sheet covered with foil and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.

Baked Meatballs, one broken into with fork to make sure middle is cooked

It’s always a good idea to sacrifice one meatball to see if they’re cooked through. You can actually freeze the meatballs at this point. Frozen meatballs reheat easily in the microwave or by heating in any sauce of your choice.

Glaze Ingredients in pot on stovetop

While the meatballs are baking, you can get the glaze going. In a small sauce pot combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, sriracha, and 1/4 cup of water. Heat and stir this mixture over a medium flame until the brown sugar is dissolved.

Sriracha Glaze in pot on stovetop

In a separate small bowl, stir together the cornstarch with the remaining 1/4 cup of water. Pour that into the pot with the sriracha glaze. It will turn the glaze kind of milky looking, like this. Let the glaze come up to a simmer. When it reaches a simmer, the cornstarch will work its magic and begin to thicken the sauce. It will also turn from milky to clear and shiny. Magic!

Cooked Meatballs added to pot of glaze on stovetop

The last step is to coat the meatballs in the glaze. Now, the turkey meatballs are quite a bit more delicate than the pork teriyaki meatballs were, so if you drop them into the pot of glaze, only do a few at a time, or else you won’t be able to stir them without breaking the meatballs up. You can also add the cooked meatballs to a large bowl, pour the glaze over top, then gently toss to coat.

Turkey Sriracha Meatballs over white rice in a bowl

Slice up the rest of the green onions and sprinkle them over top. You can serve these meatballs over rice, pasta, a salad…

Three Turkey Sriracha Meatballs on a white plate

Or just pop ’em into your mouth as is!

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  1. WOW! So great. I served over rice and absolutely loved them! We will definitely be making again. Thanks!

  2. I used a cookie scoop that made slightly larger meatballs, 17 total. I baked them for 35 min and they were perfect (I also used a meat thermometer).