Cumin Spiced Chinese Meatballs

Directions

1. Prepare meatballs. Place ground beef, egg, garlic, pureed onion, salt, red pepper flake, black pepper, cumin, soy sauce, rice wine/xiaoxing wine, and sugar into a large mixing bowl.
2. Use hands to mix together all ingredients gently. Once all ingredients are just incorporated, place in the refrigerator 4 hours-overnight.
3. When you are ready to cook meatballs, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
4. Begin forming meat mixture into meatballs 2 inches in diameter.
5. When oven is pre-heated, place meatballs into the oven and allow to bake.
6. Mix honey and sambal red chili sauce. Set aside.
7. 15 minutes into cooking, take the tray out of the oven. Pour out all juices released into a bowl.
8. Flip meatballs upside down. Glaze meatballs with honey sambal chili glaze.
9. Place meatballs back into the oven to cook for another 5 minutes.
10. Take meatballs out of the oven and drain juices again. Flip meatballs upside down again. Glaze the other side, and place back into the oven to allow meatballs to cook a final 5 minutes.
11. Check meatballs for doneness. Flip and glaze one more time as needed and allow to cook another 5 minutes to achieve a golden brown color.
12. Serve with steamed white rice and stir-fried veggies for a complete meal.