General Tsao's Meatballs from Thai Kitchen & Simply Asia

At Thai Kitchen and Simply Asia, we’ve made your favorite Asian flavors available to enjoy anytime and anywhere. From noodles to sauces and seasonings, coconut milk to fish sauce, our premium products deliver restaurant-quality Asian cuisine in minutes. Our ingredients and recipes offer simple solutions to spice up any celebration – and what better time to “thai” new dishes than Chinese New Year? The traditional 15-day celebration kicks off February 10, 2013, and is a perfect reason to gather a group of friends and try tasty Asian cuisine. From mild to spicy, appetizers to dessert, Thai Kitchen and Simply Asia have something for every taste bud, sure to please even the most discerning palates.

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Thai Kitchen and Simply Asia offer a complete line of Asian ingredients and convenience items, including sauces, curry pastes, rice noodles, fish sauce, coconut milk, noodle bowls, and more. Most items are free of gluten, artificial colors/flavors and MSG – more reason to celebrate a New Year, and new you! Our ingredients and recipes offer simple solutions to spice up any celebration – and what better time to “thai” new dishes than Chinese New Year? The traditional 15-day celebration kicks off February 10, 2013, and is a perfect reason to gather a group of friends and try tasty Asian cuisine.

I was thrilled when I received my box of Thai Kitchen and SImply Asia products to try. I am very familiar with both brands and have using them for years. I love them! They have such wonderful and delicious products!

The first product I tried was Simply Asia’s General Tso Stir Fry Sauce.

I’m hooked. It was delicious!

General Tsao’s Meatballs

Source: Simply Asia

1/4 cup plain breadcrumbs
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 pound ground beef or turkey
1 pouch Simply Asia General Tsao Stir-fry Sauce
1/4 cup orange juice

Mix breadcrumbs, egg, milk, garlic powder and ginger in a large bowl until well blended. Add ground beef and mix well.

Shape into 1 inch meatballs and place on a foil lined baking sheet.

Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through. Drain, if needed.

In a large skittle bring Stir Fry Sauce and orange juice to a simmer over medium heat. Add meatballs; toss to coat.

You can serve these as an appetizer just like this. Or serve over sticky rice.

They were wonderful! Next time I make these (and I will definitely be making these again!) I am going to buy 2 packets of the Simply Asia’s General Tsao’s Stir Fry Sauce so there is extra sauce to pour over the rice. It was that good!

For entertaining, why not try a Satay Partay – a delicious chicken dish featuring Thai Kitchen’s Coconut Milk, Premium Fish Sauce, Red Curry Paste, Lemongrass and Peanut Satay Sauce.

Peanut Sauce is one of my absolute favorite sauces! And Thai Kitchen makes a wonderful one! It has the right amount of peanut butter flavor and isn’t terribly spicy (which I appreciate.) Doesn’t it look wonderful?

Another recipe that is now on my to do list is Thai Kitchen’s Ginger Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps.

Or, add a little zing to traditional party favorites with Thai Kitchen dipping sauces. Our Spicy Thai Mango dipping sauce puts a fruity twist on traditional spring rolls in this Zing Rolls recipe featuring Thai Kitchen’s Red Rice Noodles.

Whether entertaining a crowd or an everyday dinner with the family, Simply Asia Stir-Fry Sauces are the perfect way to create Real Asia, Real Fast at home. Try our mild, flavorful General Tsao Stir-Fry Sauce in Restaurant Style General Tsao Chicken or General Tsao’s Meatballs. Fans of ginger will enjoy the flavor our Ginger Teriyaki Stir-Fry Sauce brings to these Ginger Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps. Looking for a little more heat? Serve up these “Kung Wow” chicken wings with our Thai Kitchen Kung Pao Stir-Fry Sauce.