Double Mango Meatballs

Are you ready for a meatball dish made with something more vibrant than traditional tomato sauce? Try these Mango Meatballs! They are bursting with sweet, fragrant tropical flavors of mango. The meatballs are completely smothered in a sweet, freshly pureed mango sauce, and there are even bits of mango inside the meatballs!

These mango meatballs make a perfect appetizer served with toothpicks for stabbing. Or, served with a side of rice, black beans, and salad (such as coleslaw), this is a family-friendly meal perfect for any night of the week. Scroll down to see how you can make these fun and delicious Double Mango Meatballs!

Ingredients

• 1 Onion
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 3 tsp Ginger, grated
• 4 1/2 cups Mango, fresh or frozen
• 1/4 cup Parsley, flat leaf
• 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs
• 1 lb Ground beef
• 1 lb Ground pork
• 1 Egg
• 1 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Pepper
• 1 cup Water
• 2 Tbsp Lime juice
• 1 tsp Soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp Corn starch
• 1/8 tsp Paprika

Instructions

Begin by finely chopping onion, garlic, parsley, and 1/2 cup mango. If using fresh mango, peel the mango first. You can either use a food processor or a knife to chop these ingredients.

Next, combine ground beef, ground pork, egg, breadcrumbs, and 1 tsp grated ginger in a large mixing bowl. Add the chopped vegetable-mango mixture, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper to the bowl.

Mix all the ingredients and form balls that are 1 ½ inches in diameter. Place the meatballs on a baking sheet with wire rack or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake the meatballs at 400ºF for 30 minutes. Cooking the meatballs in the oven is great as the meatballs cook evenly, and it eliminates the need for you to stand over the stove to flip the meatballs.

But if you prefer to cook the meatballs on the stove, put the meatballs in a large pan and cook them over medium heat for 20 minutes, turning them over occasionally to ensure they are evenly cooked on all sides.

While the meatballs are cooking, make the mango sauce. Blend 4 cups of fresh or frozen mango with 1 cup of water and corn starch. Pour the blended mango into a pan and add 2 tsp grated ginger, lime juice, 1/4 tsp salt, soy sauce, and paprika. Cook the mango sauce over medium heat for 10 minutes while stirring. The corn starch will thicken the sauce as the sauce cooks.

Once the mango meatballs are cooked through, bathe them in the mango sauce. Gently stir the sauce to coat the meatballs uniformly. Garnish with chopped parsley if desired. Serve warm.

If you like these Magnificently Mango Meatballs, you may also want to check out other meatball recipes, such as Easy Sweet Cranberry Glazed Meatballs, Korean Sweet and Savory Meatballs, or Swedish Meatballs with Cranberry Sauce. Lastly, subscribe via email or follow on Instagram to hear about all my latest recipes!

Print Recipe

Double Mango Meatballs

Beef and Pork meatballs in sweet, tropical mango sauce

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time40 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer, dinner, lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Fusion

Keyword: beef, game day, kid-friendly, meatballs, pork

Servings: 4

Equipment

• Blender
• Food processor (optional)

Ingredients

• 1 Onion
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 3 tsp Ginger grated
• 4½ cups Mango fresh or frozen
• ¼ cup Parsley flat leaf
• ½ cup Breadcrumbs
• 1 lb Ground beef
• 1 lb Ground pork
• 1 Egg
• 1¼ tsp Salt
• ¼ tsp Pepper
• 1 cup Water
• 2 Tbsp Lime juice
• 1 tsp Soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp Corn starch
• ⅛ tsp Paprika

Instructions

• Finely chop onion, garlic, parsley, and 1/2 cup mango using a food processor or a knife. If using fresh mango, peel the mango first.
• Add ground beef, ground pork, egg, breadcrumbs, and 1 tsp grated ginger to a large mixing bowl. Also, add the chopped vegetable mango mixture, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper to the bowl.
• Mix all the ingredients and form balls that are 1 ½ inches in diameter. Place the meatballs on a baking sheet with wire rack or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake the meatballs at 400ºF for 30 minutes.
• While the meatballs are cooking, make the mango sauce. Blend 4 cups of fresh or frozen mango with 1 cup of water and corn starch. Pour the blended mango into a pan. Add 2 tsp grated ginger, lime juice, 1/4 tsp salt, soy sauce, and paprika. Cook the mango sauce over medium heat for 10 minutes while stirring. The corn starch will thicken the sauce.
• Once the mango meatballs are cooked through, bathe them in the mango sauce. Gently stir the sauce to coat the meatballs uniformly. Garnish with chopped parsley if desired. Serve warm.

Notes

You can cook the meatballs on the stove instead of in the oven. Cook the meatballs in a large pan over medium heat for 20 minutes. Turn the meatballs over occasionally to ensure they are evenly cooked on all sides.

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