Sunday 22 April 2012

Red Thai Spiced Meatballs

Dinner last night was Bens favourite, this dish is quick, easy and cheap! What more could you want! You can even prepare the meatballs earlier so when it comes to dinner its even quicker!


Ingredients:
2 x 28g pack fresh coriander (or there ish)
1 pack fresh lemon grass or just lemon juice if its easier
3 red chillies, halved and deseeded
2 x 430g packs 12 beef meatballs or mince and make your own
2 tbsp oil (not olive oil)
3 tbsp red thai curry paste
2 x 400ml coconut milk
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 onions
2 peppers
1 carrot
You can switch the veg with whatever you have in your fridge!

Method:
1. Preheat the over to 180oC.  Finely chop the coriander.  Remove the tough outer leaves from the lemon grass and finely slice the tender cores.  Finely chop the chillies (reserving a little to garnish) and place on a large plate/shallow big bowl with the lemon grass and two-thirds of the coriander.  Mix to combine.
2. Roll the meatballs carefully in the coriander, chilli and lemon grass mixture to coat.  Heat 1-2 tablespoons of the oil in a frying pan and fry the meatballs gently over a medium heat for about 10 minutes, turning once, until lightly browned (this can be done in 2 batches using 1 tablespoon of oil for each batch).
3. Slice the onions, carrots (extra thin) and peppers and place in the wok with a dash of oil, fry for a few minutes until soft and then add the red curry paste and fry for 30 seconds.  Pour in the coconut milk x 2 and simmer for 2 minutes until slightly reduced.  Stir in the tomato puree and keep warm.
4. Meanwhile, place the browned meatballs in an ovenproof dish and finish cooking in the oven for 10 minutes, until the juices run clear when pierced with a fork.  Using a slotted spoon, remove the meatballs from the dish to drain the excess oil.  Stir the meatballs into the red curry sauce.
5. Scatter the finished meatballs with the remaining coriander and red chilli.  Serve with fresh egg noodles... or rice.  Ben also likes a bit of naan bread to mop up the sauce!

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