Grilled Meat Pops

This is a fantastic Vietnamese inspired Grilled Meat Pops recipe. You can use either ground pork or beef for this recipe. The meat pops are full of flavors from the combination of lemongrass, galangal, shallots, chili flakes, garlic, fish sauce, sugar, and sea salt. I marinated the meat for about 2 hours. Then, I gently shape them into oval shape patties and pierced into the skewers. Lightly brush the meat patties with some oil before grilling. Serve the meat pops with some Vietnamese Chili Lime Sauce.


Grilled Meat Pops
(Printable Recipe)

Ingredients

500 g Ground Pork or Beef
1 ½ tsp Ground Lemongrass
1 ½ tsp Ground Galangal
2 Shallots, minced
1 tsp Chili Flakes
1 Clove of Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp Fish Sauce
1 Tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Sea Salt

20 Short Bamboo Skewers, soaked in the water for 1 hour
Peanut or Vegetable Oil
Vietnamese Chili Lime Sauce

Method

Combine the ground meat, shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, chili flakes, sugar, fish sauce, and sea salt in a bowl. Refrigerate the meat mixture for about 2 hours.

Light up the charcoal or prepare the gas grill for direct cooking over high heat.

Using your moistened hands, shape the meat mixture into oval (about 1 ½ to 2 Tbsp of meat) shape patty. Place each pops on the end of a skewer. Brush the pops lightly with oil. Grill the meat pops until they are fully cooked. Serve warm with Vietnamese Chili Lime Sauce.