Asian Meatballs with Hoisin Garlic Sauce

I wasn't always much of a fan of Asian cuisine, but I am trying to branch out! This was a great recipe, extremely delicious, and relatively easy. We've made this a couple times now and it's good every time. I've always made this with ground beef, but it would be great with pork too!

Ingredients: 

Meatball Ingredients:
1 lbs. ground pork or ground beef
1 tsp. sesame oil
1/2 cup Panko or breadcrumbs
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 egg
1 tsp. dried minced garlic
1/4 cup thinly-sliced green onions
optional garnish: toasted sesame seeds, sliced scallions

Sauce Ingredients:
1/3 cup hoisin garlic sauce
2 Tbsp. rice vinegar
1 tsp. dried minced garlic
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. sesame oil
1 tsp. ground ginger

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together meatball ingredients. 
3. Shape into 1-1.5” balls, and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until meatballs are golden on the outside and no longer pink on the inside.
4. To make sauce, whisk together all of the sauce ingredients until blended. 
5. Serve warm, and sprinkle with additional garnish if desired. Sauce can be used to dip meatballs individually or can be poured over meatballs. I usually serve my meatballs over a bed of lettuce and pour the sauce over the lettuce and meatballs. This is also good served with a side of rice.

This recipe was modified from "Saucy Asian Meatballs" from The Recipe Critic (http://therecipecritic.com/2012/10/saucy-asian-meatballs/).