Thai basil meatballs with peanut-basil sauce
These tasty meatballs with a flavor-packed sauce are great as an appetizer or add them to sauted vegetables for a stir fry.
Servings: 6 as appetizer, makes approx 24 meatballs, or serves 2-3 as main
Calories: 235kcal
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Ingredients
For the meatballs
- ¾ lb ground pork 340g pork mince
- 1 tablespoon Thai basil finely chopped
- 1 lime zest ie zest of 1 lime
- ½ onion small, or ¼ large, finely diced
- salt and pepper
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Thai basil finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemongrass minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced, 1-2 cloves
- 2 teaspoon brown sugar
Instructions
- To make the meatballs, put the ground pork/pork mince in a bowl and add the Thai basil, lime zest onion and some salt and pepper. Mix well to ensure the seasonings are well distributed - I find this works best getting your hands in there.
- Form the meatballs into little balls - I do this using a tablespoon measure and scooping out slightly heaped spoonfuls then rolling them in my hands to smooth them out.
- Make the sauce by mixing together all of the sauce ingredients and stirring so that there are no lumps and the sugar dissolves.
- Cook the meatballs by heating a large skillet/frying pan over a medium heat and add a little vegetable oil. Fry the meatballs for a couple minutes on at least two sides, but ideally three or four until they go slightly brown but don't burn.
Notes
To make into a stir fry, cut vegetables of your choice (eg pepper, carrot, zucchini/courgette, roughly 1 whole of each for two people) into thin strips, cook for a couple minutes in a stir-fry pan or skillet/frying pan then add in the cooked meatballs. Serve over rice or noodles with the sauce poured over the top.
Nutrition
Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 228mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 5.2mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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