Sweet and Sour Bean Meatballs [Vegan]

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These meatballs are a perfect appetizer or side-dish for your holiday parties this year! Just poke in a toothpick and you have a bite-sized snack that is sure to impress. These little meatballs have a nice bite to the outside but are soft and chewy on the inside. They taste awesome served on their own or over rice.

Sweet and Sour Bean Meatballs [Vegan]

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Serves

Ingredients

3 cups prepared white beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup vital wheat gluten
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup hot, sweet, and sour sauce

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment or a reusable baking mat.
Add beans, gluten, garlic powder, onion powder, and soy sauce to a food processor and process until crumbly dough forms.
Transfer dough to a mixing bowl.
Using your hands, knead in the green onions, and form a ball of dough.
Allow resting for 20 minutes so that the gluten can develop.
Roll about 1 tablespoon of dough into a ball and place on the baking sheet.
Repeat until all dough is used.
Bake for 30 minutes, flipping the balls halfway through.
Remove from oven.
Preheat oil in a frying pan.
Add balls to hot oil and saute until nice crispy crust forms, about 2 minutes, constantly shaking the pan so the balls roll around and don’t get cooked only on one side.
Add in the sweet and sour sauce and toss to coat.

Nutritional Information

Nutrition information does not include your choice of sweet and sour sauce

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AUTHOR & RECIPE DETAILS

Fusion food that makes the perfect game day appetizer.

Joni Marie Newman is the author of Fusion Food in the Vegan Kitchen, Vegan Food Gifts, and co-author of The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions, The Complete Guide to Even More Vegan Food Subtitutions, Going Vegan, and many others. When she isn’t tinkering in the kitchen, she loves to walk the streets of Long Beach with her four legged girls, Maxine and Annie in search of the next great adventure.