Sticky Honey Soy Meatballs
Mild beef meatballs in a sweet, glossy sauce with rice.
Ready in
About 30 min · 15 min prep + 15 min cook
Gentle try
rice
Texture
SoftSeparate foods
Ingredients
- Beef mince
- Breadcrumbs
- Eggs
- Honey
- Soy sauce
- Rice
Step-by-step
- 1Cook 1 cup rice with 2 cups water, simmer covered 15 min, rest off heat.
- 2Mix 400g beef mince with 50g breadcrumbs, 1 egg and a pinch of salt. Roll into 16 small balls.
- 3Pan-fry meatballs in a little oil over medium heat 6–8 min, turning, until cooked through.
- 4Whisk 3 tbsp honey with 2 tbsp soy sauce and 2 tbsp water.
- 5Pour sauce into the pan and toss meatballs to coat, 1–2 min until glossy.
- 6Serve meatballs alongside rice — keep the sauce off the rice if they prefer.
Adapt for a picky eater
- ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
- ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
- ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
- ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.