EASY TERIYAKI MEATBALLS

EASY TERIYAKI MEATBALLS 2 Lbs. ground beef (85/15 works best) ⅔ c. panko bread crumbs 2 Tbl. dry minced onion 1 large egg ¼ c. milk 1½ tsp. ground ginger 2 tsp. salt ¼ tsp. ground black pepper Teriyaki Sauce: 1½ c. cold water ¾ c. packed light brown sugar ½ c. low-sodium soy sauce 1 tsp. garlic powder 3 Tbl. cornstarch 1 tsp. sesame oil For serving: chopped green onions, opt. cooked white or brown rice cooked broccoli florets Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan; set aside. To a large bowl, add ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, egg, milk, ginger, salt and pepper. Mix with your hands until just combined. Use a 1½ Tablespoon cookie scoop and scoop meat mixture into balls and place in prepared pan. Or, rub a little oil on your hands and then roll the meat mixture into roughly 1-inch balls. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Makes around 35 meatballs. To prepare the teriyaki sauce: Pour all of the sauce ingredients into a medium saucepan. Whisk together until no lumps remain. Heat over medium heat until it thickens, whisking occasionally. This should only take 3-5 minutes. When meatballs are done baking, dunk them in the teriyaki sauce and serve over cooked rice. Garnish with chopped green onions and serve with broccoli florets on the side.