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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.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6 as
Calories: 235 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
Fusion
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.
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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 Information
Calories
235kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
225mg
(9%)
Potassium
228mg
(7%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
45IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
5.2mg
(6%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6as
Amount Per Serving
Calories 235
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 235kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 225mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 228mg | 5% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 45IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 5.2mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.