State Fair Turkey Meatballs
All the flavors of State Fair giant turkey legs in bite-sized meatballs. This simple recipe is sharable fun for dinner!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground turkey
- 2 cups bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- green onions
Sauce
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil divided
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, bread crumbs, egg, egg yolk, and minced onion.
- In another bowl, combine Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, smoked paprika, brown sugar, black pepper, and 1/4 cup of the vegetable oil.
- Pour half of the sauce mixture over the meatball mixture and stir to combine.
- Using a cookie scoop (1.5" diameter), form meat mixture into balls. Set aside.
- Drizzle 1/8 cup of vegetable oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Cook half the meatballs, rotating frequently to brown well on all sides (6-8 minutes).
- Pour half of the remaining sauce over the meatballs and simmer until meatballs are fully cooked (3-4 minutes).
- Remove from pan to serving plate or dish. Loosely cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
- Repeat cooking process for remaining meatballs and sauce.
- Sprinkle meatballs with thinly sliced green onions and serve!
Notes
This recipe makes approximately 3.5 dozen meatballs.