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Thai Red Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Sauce

Details

SERVINGS

6 People

TIME

AUTHOR

Jodie Nixon

🔥 Nutrition per serving

677

Calories

Protein
32g
Fat
27g
Carbs
75g
Sat. Fat
8g
Fibre
4g
Sugars
8g
Sodium
858mg

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DinnerEasyHealthyHigh-ProteinBatchMost Cooked30 Plus ProteinGood To FreezeGood To StoreGood to ReheatThaiMeatballsMost CookedMidweekSummer

Thai Red Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

Thai Red Curry Paste3 tbsp
Fresh Coriander25 g
Chicken Mince600 g
Fish Sauce3 tbsp
Lime3
Egg2
Breadcrumb150 g
Coconut Milk300 ml
Peanut Butter6 tbsp
Sugar1.5 tsp
Green Bean450 g
Spring Onion6
Basmati Rice450 g
Olive Oil
Lime1

Method

1

Add a shot of oil to a small frying pan, then add the curry paste and fry for 3 mins. Set aside.

2

Finely chop the coriander stalks and transfer to a large bowl. Add the chicken mince and half of the fish sauce, then grate in the zest of 1/2 the lime. Add the fried curry paste, eggs, breadcrumbs and seasoning. Mix together really well until it becomes sticky. Form into 12 balls with wet hands, around 60g-70g each.

3

Heat a shot of oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the meatballs for 10-15 mins until golden all over and cooked through.

4

For the sauce, get the coconut milk into a saucepan with the peanut butter and the remaining fish sauce. Melt and bring to a simmer, then season with salt and the juice of the remaining lime. Add the sugar, if necessary, to balance the flavour.

5

Trim and halve the green beans, finely chop the spring onions and pick the coriander leaves.

6

Cook the rice following pack instructions, then add the green beans 5 mins before the end of cooking time.

7

If batch cooking for the week, serve up a third of this meal for dinner then store the rest in containers (keep the meatballs, rice/beans, peanut sauce and spring onions separate). Use the leftovers to make our Thai Red Meatball Curry and Thai Red Fried Meatball Fried Rice with Crispy Egg .

8

Serve the rice and meatballs drizzled with peanut sauce. Top with spring onions and coriander, with a lime wedge on the side.