Thai Spiced Meatballs

Matblack · 28-01-2008, 00:32

Feeds 6, I halved it and it did for 2 hungry people

80g Fresh Coriander
1 Pack of fresh Lemon grass (2 stalks)
2 Red Chillies halved and deseeded
1Kg of meatballs (I used 12 Aberdeen Angus from Waitrose)
2 tbsp Groundnut oil
3 tbsp Thai red curry paste
400ml of coconut milk
1 tbsp tomato puree

First chop up the lemon grass (strip off the out tougher leaves), chillies and fresh coriander.

If Waitrose does not have fresh coriander, this is the face you make

Then you resort to dried coriander, oh the shame

Roll the meatballs in the chopped stuff

and transfer to a hot wok with the ground nut oil on a medium heat

Pause for a snack and chop some chillies for garnish whilst the meatballs cook and bung the oven on to 180C

Transfer the meatballs to an oven proof dish and bung them in the oven to finish off, then clan your wok out with some kitchen towel

Next up bung the red curry paste and coconut milk in the wok

reduce and add tomato paste

Prepare beer

Chuck some egg noddles in a clean wok or microwave

and the magic is complete!

Yum Yum

MB

Blackstar · 28-01-2008, 00:40

Those look really interesting, very different take on a classic and as i lub noodles and all that sit on plates with them i will endeavour to make them when i think mum will agree to buying such posh ingredients as ground nut oil.

Stan_Lite · 28-01-2008, 01:20

Looks yummy Matt

lostkat · 28-01-2008, 06:51

Paula, ground nut oil is about 49p for a medium bottle. It's cheaper than olive oil

They look really lovely Matt. Probably a bit hot for me, so I'd add slightly less chilli certainly the first time I made them anyway. Incidentally, do you know the diff between green and red thai curry paste.. apart from the colour?

leowyatt · 28-01-2008, 08:24

Looks fab Matt I'm a huge fan of Thai Food so will definitely be giving this a go.

Blackstar · 28-01-2008, 09:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by lostkat

Paula, ground nut oil is about 49p for a medium bottle. It's cheaper than olive oil

You can tell i don't do the food shopping

well now i have no excuse.

Joe 90 · 28-01-2008, 12:35

that looks rather nice

gonna have to add that to the list of things to buy this week

Belmit · 28-01-2008, 22:29

Damn this looks good.

Zirax · 29-01-2008, 00:19

That does look good. This forum is tempting me to break out the wok and get cracking

Just out of curiosity, could you update with rough times? I'm really a cooking n00b, bar general meat cooking and I never have time during the week.

28-01-2008, 00:32	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Thai Spiced Meatballs Feeds 6, I halved it and it did for 2 hungry people 80g Fresh Coriander 1 Pack of fresh Lemon grass (2 stalks) 2 Red Chillies halved and deseeded 1Kg of meatballs (I used 12 Aberdeen Angus from Waitrose) 2 tbsp Groundnut oil 3 tbsp Thai red curry paste 400ml of coconut milk 1 tbsp tomato puree First chop up the lemon grass (strip off the out tougher leaves), chillies and fresh coriander. If Waitrose does not have fresh coriander, this is the face you make Then you resort to dried coriander, oh the shame Roll the meatballs in the chopped stuff and transfer to a hot wok with the ground nut oil on a medium heat Pause for a snack and chop some chillies for garnish whilst the meatballs cook and bung the oven on to 180C Transfer the meatballs to an oven proof dish and bung them in the oven to finish off, then clan your wok out with some kitchen towel Next up bung the red curry paste and coconut milk in the wok reduce and add tomato paste Prepare beer Chuck some egg noddles in a clean wok or microwave and the magic is complete! Yum Yum MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

28-01-2008, 00:40	#2
Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	Those look really interesting, very different take on a classic and as i lub noodles and all that sit on plates with them i will endeavour to make them when i think mum will agree to buying such posh ingredients as ground nut oil. __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen

28-01-2008, 01:20	#3
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Looks yummy Matt __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

28-01-2008, 06:51	#4
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Paula, ground nut oil is about 49p for a medium bottle. It's cheaper than olive oil They look really lovely Matt. Probably a bit hot for me, so I'd add slightly less chilli certainly the first time I made them anyway. Incidentally, do you know the diff between green and red thai curry paste.. apart from the colour? __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

28-01-2008, 08:24	#5
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Looks fab Matt I'm a huge fan of Thai Food so will definitely be giving this a go. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

28-01-2008, 12:35	#7
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28-01-2008, 22:29	#8
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Damn this looks good. __________________

29-01-2008, 00:19	#9
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	That does look good. This forum is tempting me to break out the wok and get cracking Just out of curiosity, could you update with rough times? I'm really a cooking n00b, bar general meat cooking and I never have time during the week.