This is another one of my mom’s recipes. Yay! When my family lived in the peaceful country, because of my father’s job (teacher), my mom used to make a lunch box and deliver it to him at school. In the morning, I woke up with this awesome smell. “Wow, mom is cooking meat balls for dad’s lunch box. @.@” I sat next to her and enjoyed watching her cook. Of course, I could sample this delicious food before my father tried it. hehe … My father also loved this food. This was a good memory for me. Do you also have any special memories from your mom’s wonderful food?
Yield: 2 Dozen
Short Korean Lesson
- Saek (색) = Color
- MoYang (모양) = Shape
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 2 Cups (14 oz) Ground Beef
- 2 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cooking Wine
- 1 tsp Soy Sauce
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- ¼ Cup Flour
- 1 Cup Korean Breadcrumbs
- 1 Egg
Directions
In a bowl, combine 2 cups of ground beef, 2 Tbsp of minced garlic, ½ tsp of salt, 1 tsp of cooking wine, 1 tsp of soy sauce, and ¼ tsp of black pepper. Mix and set it aside for 10 minutes.
Take a spoonful of beef, and make a small ball.
Place ¼ cup of flour on a plate. Cover the meatballs with the flour.
Break and mix 1 egg in a bowl and cover the meatballs with the egg.
Place 1 cup of breadcrumbs on a plate. I recommend Korean or Japanese breadcrumbs for this recipe since American breadcrumbs are different. Cover the meatballs with breadcrumbs. Firmly cover them several times so they become crispier.
In heated oil, drop some pieces of breadcrumbs to check the oil temperature. If the breadcrumbs float right after you drop them, the oil is hot enough to fry the meatballs.
When you add the meatballs into the hot oil, be careful not to burn yourself.
Deep-fry the meatballs until they become golden brown.
Before serving, leave the fried meatballs on paper towels to help get rid of some of the oil for a minute. Since it is meat, cut a meatball in half and make sure it is cooked.
This recipe will be salty enough to eat without any other sauce, but if you want, you can dip this in ketchup or honey mustard sauce. We usually eat them just plain. Enjoy! =D
Oooo so many pasion in Your cooking. Those pictures are really profesional. Really nice blog
Hi, Przepisy
Nice to meet you !! 😀
Thank you so much for compliment. I hope to see you more often on my blog. hehe 😉 Happy new year ~~~
Oh my…this recipe looks SO delicious…I’m going to try it tomorrow!! Thank you for sharing it!!
Actually, I registered to comment this. ;=__=
Hi Julie,
hehe.. thanks for registering.. happy to have you.. 😀
Aeri! I tried it out the next day, and my family really, really, really loved it! Now I have made it about five or six times since I posted the first comment!! ;-__-
Haha… They say it’s fun to eat. I’m happy because it’s pretty easy to make, but it makes a really good and filling snack! 😀
Thank you so much!!
hi Julie,
WOW.. 6 TIMES.. @,@ hehe.. You must be an expert to make Korean meat balls by now.. hehe great.. thanks ..
yum yum,thanks to you. 😆
hi Jung V,
You are welcome.. thanks
Hi! Aeri! Thank you for your recipes! 😆 Good luck! Kamsahamnida!!! Naega nomu chincholhaeyo!!!
I just made these for Vietnamese new year! It tastes so good! My parents really like it! Thank you so much!! And happy Lunar New Year~
Can these be reheated without the panko getting soggy?
hi Mee Ae,
It will be a little soggy compare to the fresh deep fried ones..however, if you have oven or toaster oven.. heat them a little before you eat.. then it will be crispy.. thanks 🙂
Delicious, Aeri, thank you! Could you please post a recipe of oma rice with ketchup?
hi Mee Ae,
I will add it to my list.. thanks 🙂
hello aeri-unnie~ I love your recipe though I haven’t try any of them~ but i would like to give it a try~ I have a question~ if I don’t have cooking wine can i replace it with something else?
hi Akina,
If the amount of cooking wine in the recipe is small amount.. you can just skip..but if it’s more than 3 tbsp.. maybe replace it with water. thanks