Sheet-Pan Chicken Meatballs and Charred Broccoli

Name: Sheet-Pan Chicken Meatballs and Charred Broccoli
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: SAUCE; 2/3 cup ketchup; 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce; 2 Tbsp. rice cooking wine or water; 2 Tbsp. honey; 4 tsp. soy sauce; 1/2” piece ginger, peeled, finely grated; 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; MEATBALLS AND ASSEMBLY; 2 heads of broccoli (about 1½ lb.); 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil, divided; 2 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided; Crushed red pepper flakes (optional); 1 lb. ground chicken (pork or beef work great too); 1 large egg, beaten to blend; 4 scallions, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, finely grated; 2" piece ginger, peeled, finely grated; 1/3 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs); 1 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil; 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; Cooked rice and sesame seeds (for serving)

4 steps

Updated at: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:14:11 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

sauce

⅔ cupketchup

¼ cupworcestershire sauce

2 Tbspwine

rice, cooking, or water

2 Tbsphoney

4 tspsoy sauce

0.5 ”ginger

piece, peeled, finely grated

½ tspfreshly ground black pepper

2 headsbroccoli

2 Tbspvegetable oil

divided

2 ½ tspkosher salt

divided

crushed red pepper flakes

optional

1 lbground chicken

pork or beef work great too

1egg

large, beaten to blend

2 "ginger

piece, peeled, finely grated

⅓ cuppanko

Japanese breadcrumbs

1 Tbsptoasted sesame oil

¼ tspfreshly ground black pepper

rice

cooked, for serving

sesame seeds

Instructions

Step 1

SAUCE: Mix ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, wine (if using), honey, soy sauce, ginger, and pepper in a small saucepan. Measure out ¼ cup mixture into a small bowl; set aside for glazing meatballs later. Bring remaining mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally and reducing heat if needed, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Transfer sauce to a small bowl.

Step 2

MEATBALLS AND ASSEMBLY: Place a rack in upper third of oven; preheat to 450°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Trim broccoli stems and remove from crown. Peel off tough outer skin; slice crosswise into ½" pieces. Cut florets into 2" pieces. Toss on prepared baking sheet with 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil, 1 tsp. salt, and a few pinches of red pepper flakes (if using). Push to the edges of baking sheet to create a space for meatballs. Brush space with remaining 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil.

Step 3

Mix chicken, egg, scallions, garlic, ginger, panko, sesame oil, pepper, remaining 1½ tsp. salt, and ¼ cup water in a medium bowl. Using wet hands, form into twelve 1½"-diameter meatballs. Arrange on baking sheet; brush with some of the reserved glazing mixture. Bake until meatballs are cooked through, 14–18 minutes. Remove from oven; heat broiler. Brush meatballs with remaining glazing mixture; broil until broccoli is charred and meatballs are browned in spots, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Spoon meatballs and broccoli over rice in bowl. Drizzle with sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.