Cuban Pork Mojo Meatballs with Citrus Mojo Sauce Recipe
Ready in 20 minutes, these tasty Pork Mojo Meatballs are a great weeknight dinner recipe, served with a fresh Citrus Mojo Sauce and rice!
Servings: 4
Calories: 483kcal
Equipment
- Large rimmed baking sheet
- parchment paper sheets
- Food processor or blender
Ingredients
Mojo Meatballs
- 1 lb ground pork
- ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (packed) cilantro (tender stems and leaves) finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, finely minced (seeds and stems removed)
- 2 teaspoon granulated sugar
Mojo Sauce
- 2 cups (packed) cilantro (tender stems and leaves)
- ½ cup flat leaf parsley
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled
- the zest of ½ an orange
- ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice (about 1 naval orange)
- the zest of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, finely minced (seeds and stems removed)
- 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
- Mix together meatball ingredients with your hands until just combined.
- Form into 2” balls with your hands or a cookie or ice cream scoop, and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes on top rack of oven.
- While the meatballs bake, add Mojo sauce ingredients to the bowl of a food processor (or a blender), and pulse until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl for serving.
- Once baked, serve meatballs with Mojo sauce and white rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 128mg | Sodium: 1312mg | Potassium: 573mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1649IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 3mg