Delicious Thai Style Meatballs

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh coriander
• 3 spring onions, chopped fine
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 garlic clove, chopped fine
• 1 mild chili, deseeded and finely chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 50 g caster sugar
• 3 tablespoons thai fish sauce
• 450 g ground lean lamb
• 4 spring onions, chopped fine
• 1 garlic clove, chopped fine
• 2 teaspoons lemongrass, chopped fine
• 1 teaspoon cornflour
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander
• salt and black pepper
• 1 tablespoon oil

Recipe

• 1 for the dipping sauce, whisk all the ingredients together and set aside. start to prepare the meatballs.
• 2 gently heat the sugar and fish sauce in a non-stick saucepan until the sugar has melted and mixture starts to thicken. cool, then stir into the lamb mince with the remaining ingredients mixing thoroughtly.
• 3 with damp hands, roll into 15-20 small balls, place on a plate and chill until ready to cook.
• 4 heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the meatballs for 15-20 minutes, until brown and cooked through.
• 5 as an appetizer, serve the meatballs hot accompanied by the dipping sauce. for a main meal, serve with rice/noodles and a vegetable stir fry.
• 6 you can also freeze the meatballs raw and cook when needed. this works well.
• 7 happy chopping!