Asian-Style Spicy Meatballs, Mandarin Orange Sauce [+ microwave]
From:	Hope, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Comments:	Fast and easy, these delicious medium-spicy meatballs are bronw onto barbecue rack, and the sauce, also medium-spicy, is cooked into a microwave oven. For a spicier sauce, add more of spicy ingredients. If you do not have any Asian garlic chili sauce on hand, you can add some sambal oelek sauce, to taste. Serve these meatballs over white rice, or as appetizers.
Servings:	4, 6 appetizer servings [approximately 28 meatballs] Approximately 2 cups [500 mL] mandarin orange sauce
Ingredients	Preparation
Asian-Style Spicy Meatballs 1 pound [454 g] lean ground beef, turkey or chicken 2 tablespoons [30 mL] hoisin sauce 2 teaspoons [10 mL] finely chopped fresh ginger 2 tablespoons [30 mL] freshly chopped coriander 1 pinch Cayenne pepper 1 pinch salt, and pepper Vegetable oil Mandarin Orange Sauce 10 ounces [284 mL] canned in light syrup madarin orange segments 1/3 cup [80 mL] brown sugar 1/3 cup [80 mL] rice vinegar 2 tablespoons [30 mL] soy sauce 1 tablespoon [15 mL] hoisin sauce 1 tablespoon [15 mL] Asian garlic chili sauce 1 tablespoon [15 mL] cornstarch 1 tablespoon [15 mL] cold water Salt, to taste Freshly chopped coriander, to taste	Prepare mandarine orange sauce; set aside. Preheat barbecue to medium intensity. Into a bowl, mix together ground beef, turkey or chicken, hoisin sauce, freshly chopped ginger, freshly chopped coriander, Cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Using a small spoon, shape mixture into 1-inch [2.5-cm] balls. Thread meatballs onto already soaked in water or metal skewers, leaving a little space between meatballs for then to cook evenly. Lightly brush meatballs with vegetable oil so they do not stick to the barbecue rack. Grill meatballs over warm barbecue racks for approximately 8 to 10 minutes turning often, until no longer pink inside. Meanwhile, reheat mandarin orange sauce. Serve meatballs, along with hot mandarin orange sauce. Mandarin Orange Sauce Drain mandarin orange segments into a sieve over a 4-cup [1-L] glass bowl or other microwave-safe container; reserve mandarin orange segments. Stirring, mix brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and garlic chili sauce into to mandarin orange juice. Cover with parchment paper and microwave sauce on 'HIGH' for 1 to 3 minutes whipping once, until boiling and thickening. Meanwhile, mix together cornstarch and cold water into a smooth paste. Pour in 1/4 cup [60 mL] hot sauce, whipping until smooth. Mix into hot sauce and microwave sauce for 30 to 60 minutes more, until thickened. Mix in reserved mandarin orange segments. Salt and season sauce to taste with freshly chopped coriander.