Hot and Sweet Thai Meatballs

These meatballs are so quick and easy to make. Exotic and fragrant Thai meatballs coated in a lovely hot and sweet sauce. I use Sriracha to flavor the sauce. It may be substituted with any hot chili sauce (THAI). The chicken meatballs cook so fast – it’s a super yummy appetizer to serve as a snack or appetizer. The different flavors tease and tickle your tastebuds. Natural honey is used to sweeten the sauce to balance the heat.

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Hot and Sweet Thai Meatballs

Ingredients:

For Meatballs:

• 300 gms chicken breast or thigh meat (boneless)
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• 3 Tbsp spring onion greens, chopped
• 2 Tbsp coriander/ cilantro, chopped
• 1½ tsp light soy sauce
• 1½ Tbsp lemongrass, slices cut from the bottom half of the stalk
•  1 kaffir lime leaf – remove the middle vein
• ¼ tsp black pepper powder

For the sauce:

• 3 Tbsp Sriracha sauce or hot chili sauce
• 2 Tbsp organic/ natural honey
• 1 ½ Tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp light soy sauce

Other:

• 4 Tbsp oil for pan frying
• spring onion greens for garnish

Method:

• Add all the ingredients for the meatballs into a small processor or mixer/grinder.
• Pulse process till you get a evenly mixed paste.
• Wet your hands and make small meatballs. Wet hands before making each ball, to make the balls smoother.
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• Heat oil in a shallow non stick pan.
• Add the meatballs on medium heat. Tilt the pan to roll once.
• Then leave undisturbed for 2 minutes.
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• Gently flip to get the other side golden.
• Do not cook for more than 5 minutes total to keep them moist. (Overcooking will cause the meatballs to be dry tasting).
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• Check one meatball, by cutting through – make sure inside is cooked.
• Remove the meatballs from the oil.
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• Discard the oil in the pan but do not rinse. Leave a tsp or so oil in the pan.
• Mix together all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl.
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• Add to the pan and heat on medium heat.
• Stir continuously till the sauce turns deep red in color and thickens.
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• Toss the meatballs in the sauce briefly to coat.
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• Serve, garnished with spring onion greens.

Hot and Sweet Thai Meatballs

• If lemongrass and kaffir lime is unavailable, omit the lemongrass and add a little grated zest of green lime. Do not grate the white flesh of the lime however as this will make the balls bitter. I do however think the lemongrass is a vital ingredient for the exotic scent.

Key Ingredients: Chicken, Coriander  Coriander, Lemongrass, Kaffir Lime Leaf,Garlic, Pepper, Hot chili Sauce, Soy Sauce, Lime, Honey.

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