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Thai Meatballs
Serve these as an appetizer or as part of a larger Thai meal. I prefer using ground pork (I actually used javelina, but it's very similar), but you can use whatever ground meat you like.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 458 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Snacks , Lunch
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
DIPPING SAUCE
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- As many Thai chiles (or similar) as you can handle, chopped
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar or brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon tamarind paste, dissolved in 1/4 cup water (optional)
- 2 scallions, minced
- 2 tablespoons cilantro or rau ram, minced
MEATBALLS
- 1 1/2 pounds ground meat (see above)
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup stems from a bunch of cilantro, minced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 scallions, minced
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons cilantro leaves or rau ram leaves, chopped
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup rice flour or regular flour, for coating
- oil for frying
Instructions
DIPPING SAUCE
- Heat the oil in a small pan and sauté the shallots and garlic until golden. Move them to a bowl and add the remaining ingredients. If you are not using the tamarind, use 3 tablespoons of water in the sauce instead. Let this sit at room temperature.
Cup of Yum
MEATBALLS
- Mix all the meatball ingredients together except the rice flour. Knead this well. If it's too wet, add some rice flour. Roll into balls and coat with more rice flour. You can either deep fry these, or fry them in about 1 inch of oil. You want the oil to be at least 325°F, and 350°F is better. Fry until nicely browned and keep in a warm oven until you've cooked them all. Serve with the dipping sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories
458kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
135mg
(45%)
Sodium
1566mg
(65%)
Potassium
464mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
181IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 458
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 458kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 135mg | 45% |
| Sodium | 1566mg | 65% |
| Potassium | 464mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 181IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.