Thai Meatballs

Name: Thai Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 porsi
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 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; 1/2 cup / 125 ml sweet chilli sauce (, store bought (Note 5)); 1 g arlic clove (, minced); 2 tbsp lime juice (, plus more to taste); Coriander/cilantro leaves (, finely sliced large red chillies); Steamed jasmine rice

Recipe video above. 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

⏱️ 45 min 🔪 Prep: 20 min 🔥 Cook: 25 min 📊 Medium ⭐ 5.0 (73) 👁️ 3 views

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Ingredients

4 servings

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
1/2 cup / 125 ml sweet chilli sauce (, store bought (Note 5))
1 g arlic clove (, minced)
2 tbsp lime juice (, plus more to taste)
Coriander/cilantro leaves (, finely sliced large red chillies)
Steamed jasmine rice

Steps

Preheat oven to 220C/430F (standard) or 200C/390F (fan / convection).
Place a rack on a tray (optional, rack keeps balls slightly rounder).
Place Meatball ingredients in a bowl (except oil spray), mix well with your hands. Only use extra breadcrumbs if necessary - sometimes, chicken mince can be quite wet. Scoop up 1 slightly heaped tablespoon and roll into a ball (about 3cm / 1.25" diameter). (Note 6 for my way)
Spray rack well with oil and place the meatballs on the rack.
Spray meatballs generously with oil, then bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until a bit browned. They should be beautifully soft - see video!
Serve warm with Sauce, garnished with coriander and chillies if desired.
Place ingredients in a bowl and mix. Set aside for at least 10 minutes before using.