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29 August 2017

Thai Chicken Meatballs

First published in delicious.

Juicy Thai chicken meatballs with lemongrass, ginger and lime leaves. Great for sharing and packed with flavour.

Serves
4
Prep
45 mins
Cook
15 mins
Total
1 hr
Difficulty
Easy
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Thai Chicken Meatballs, recipe by Hayden Quinn

Ingredients

Method

  1. To make the sauce, combine chilli sauce, lime juice and zest and half the ginger in a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. In a food processor, combine chicken, remaining ginger, garlic, lemongrass, coriander root, lime leaves, curry paste, eggwhite and breadcrumbs. Blitz until coarsely chopped.
  3. Transfer to a bowl, add onion and beans and combine. Roll heaped tbs of mixture into balls, and place onto a paper-lined tray. Cover and chill for 20 minutes or until firm.
  4. Meanwhile, cook noodles to packet instructions.
  5. Heat oil in a non-stick pan over medium / low heat. In batches, cook meatballs, turning, for 6 minutes, or until cooked through. Add chilli sauce and turn to coat.
  6. Serve the meatballs and noodles with mixed herbs, lime wedges and drizzle over extra chilli sauce.

Notes

You’ll find kaffir lime at Asian grocers and greengrocers.