Pork and quinoa balls with sweet chilli sauce

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Eat these pork and quinoa balls straight out of the oven or keep in the fridge for quick lunches. Source: kidspot

Ingredients

  • Quinoa1/2 cup
  • Ground pork500g lean
  • Garlic1 clove, minced
  • Egg1, lightly beaten
  • Ginger root2 tsp freshly grated
  • Green onions2, finely chopped
  • Vegetable oilspray
  • Vegetable broth1 cup

Common allergens (USDA)

Recommended after 12 months old

Steps

  1. 1. Place quinoa and stock into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer.
  2. 2. Turn the heat down as low as it will go, cover and cook quinoa for 20-25 minutes or until cooked and the liquid has been absorbed. Cool quinoa completely.
  3. 3. Heat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced) and line an oven tray with baking paper.
  4. 4. Mix half the cooled quinoa with pork, garlic, ginger, spring onions and egg.
  5. 5. Roll about one tablespoon of mixture in your hands to form a meatball and place on the oven tray. Continue with the rest of the mixture until you've formed about 20-25 meatballs.
  6. 6. Place the tray in the oven and bake for 20 minutes until meatballs are golden and cooked through. Serve either hot or cold with sweet chilli sauce.

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Pork and quinoa balls with sweet chilli sauce

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kidspot

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Complexity

Medium

Total Time

45 min

Serving Number

4

Age Suggestion: Baby-led Weaning (age-agnostic if not choking hazards)

main dishes,

vary protein options,

allergen intro (egg),

soft and chewable,

finger foods (blw),

toddler foods,

family foods

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