Epic THAI MEATBALLS!!! Made with pork or chicken, the brilliant Thai
flavour of these will have everyone convinced you picked them up
from one of those posh Thai restaurants. Served with a Sweet Chilli
Dipping Sauce, these are seriously tasty!!
With regards to the family beach BBQ last Friday evening, I am very
pleased to report that Dozer only stole 2 hot dogs (of which only
one was straight out of a childs’ hand), did a face plant in only one
full dinner plate (the other 3 plates he
launched himself onto were half eaten abandoned ones), was treated to
only a few dozen treats from the children who kept running up and asking
“can he have this?”, shoving a grubby hand
clutching a half eaten sausage or crushed potato chips or whatever it
was they happened to be eating towards his giant, slobbery jaws before I
even had a chance to say “yea” or “nay”.
You can mix together mince with coriander/cilantro, garlic and a dash
of soy and get away with calling that Thai. And they will be ok(ish).
But if you want some Thai Meatballs that are seriously delicious, and really truly do taste real-deal Thai, then you’re going to need the help of a few more things.
I think you’ll be familiar with most of the items in these meatballs,
except perhaps this one – Kaffir Lime Leaves. Now, before you run around
town trying to hunt these down in an Asian store (albeit Sydney-siders
can just pop into Wooles, Coles and Harris Farm for these nowadays!),
let me just stress this fact: yes it adds a little something-something
that is so authentically posh-Thai-restauranty (like Longrain and
Sailors Thai here in Sydney), but it isn’t mandatory!! These are still smashing meatballs even without kaffir lime leaves.
Thai Meatballs Recipe
The beautiful, fresh Thai flavour in these meatballs are amazing! Truly
like something you'd get at those posh Thai restaurants. These aren't
authentic Thai, as far as I know there really aren't meatballs in Thai
cuisine (at least, not like this, they have them in soups), but all the
flavourings in this are real-deal-Thai.
Servings: 4 people (25 meatballs)
Calories: 486 kcal
Ingredients
Meatballs:
- 500 g / 1 lb pork mince (ground pork, or chicken)
- 1 tbsp lemongrass paste (or finely chopped fresh) (Note 1)
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 3 kaffir lime leaves, stem removed and very finely shredded, optional extra (Note 2)
- 3 Thai or birds eye chillies , seeds removed and finely chopped (Note 3)
- 1/4 cup coriander/cilantro , leaves and stem finely chopped (Note 4)
- 1 tsp sugar (any)
- 1 tbsp fish sauce (can sub with soy sauce if required)
- 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (+ extra 1/4 cup if needed)
- 1 small egg
- Oil spray
Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce:
- 1/2 cup / 125 ml sweet chilli sauce , store bought (Note 5)
- 1 garlic clove , minced
- 2 tbsp lime juice , plus more to taste
Optional garnishes:
- Coriander/cilantro leaves , finely sliced large red chillies
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