Asian Beef Bites with Speedy Slaw
APPETIZER BITES: Serve one or 2 meatballs on toothpicks in a cocktail glass with the slaw or on bread and butter plates as a tapas-style course; serve with plum sauce on the side. NOTE: Make the slaw recipe ahead to allow time for flavours to blend. Kids love these brochette-style Beef Bites. You can also make the Beef Bites recipe into burgers and serve with the slaw as a topper.
10 Minutes
APPETIZER BITES: Serve one or 2 meatballs on toothpicks in a cocktail glass with the slaw or on bread and butter plates as a tapas-style course; serve with plum sauce on the side. NOTE: Make the slaw recipe ahead to allow time for flavours to blend. Kids love these brochette-style Beef Bites. You can also make the Beef Bites recipe into burgers and serve with the slaw as a topper.
Lightly combine beef, wheat germ, onions, soy sauce, ginger root, egg and pepper. Gently form into about thirty 1-inch (2.5 cm) meatballs
Bake on lightly oiled foil-lined baking tray in 400°F (200°C) oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until digital rapid-read thermometer inserted into centre of several meatballs reads 160°F (71°C).
Thread 3 or 4 meatballs on each skewer and serve with Speedy Slaw.
Speedy Slaw: Whisk together 1/4 cup (50 mL) EACH rice vinegar and granulated sugar, 2 tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil, 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) Dijon mustard and 1 tsp (5 mL) sesame oil. Toss with half a bag (16 oz/454 mL size) coleslaw salad mix, 1 green onion (sliced) and 1/2 cup (125 mL) EACH snow peas (halved lengthwise), canned sliced water chestnuts (drained and halved) and roasted shelled peanuts (optional). (Make-ahead: Can be made up to a day in advance.) Makes about 4 cups (1 L)
*Other options: Lean/Extra Lean Ground Round, Lean Ground Chuck or Lean/Extra Lean Ground Beef
Source of iron (12% DV) and excellent source of zinc (31% DV). Source of B-complex vitamins: thiamin (6% D).
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