Thai Meatballs with Red Curry Sauce
These Thai meatballs are juicy, flavorful meatballs simmered in a creamy coconut red curry sauce with ginger, lemongrass, and lime.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 351kcal
Ingredients
Thai Meatballs
- 1 pound ground turkey or ground pork
- 2 tablespoon lemongrass minced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- 2 tablespoon lime juice
- 3 tablespoon cilantro finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 egg
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
Red Curry Sauce
- ½ white onion diced
- ½ red bell pepper diced
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- 2 tablespoon red curry paste
- 1 cup full-fat coconut milk
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoon water to make cornstarch slurry
- Salt to taste
- Chopped cilantro
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the ground turkey, lemongrass, garlic, ginger, lime juice, cilantro, sugar, fish sauce, egg, panko breadcrumbs, salt, and black pepper. Mix until well combined. Using a cookie scoop or your hands, form the mixture into meatballs about 2 tablespoon each.1 pound ground turkey, 2 tablespoon lemongrass, 3 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon ginger, 2 tablespoon lime juice, 3 tablespoon cilantro, 1 teaspoon sugar, 2 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 egg, ½ cup panko breadcrumbs, ½ teaspoon salt, Freshly cracked black pepper
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the meatballs and cook for 2-3 minutes per side until browned. They do not need to be fully cooked through at this stage. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pan, add the diced onion and red bell pepper. Cook for 1-2 minutes until slightly softened. Add the ginger and red curry paste and stir for about 30 seconds until fragrant.½ white onion, ½ red bell pepper, 1 tablespoon ginger, 2 tablespoon red curry paste
- Add the coconut milk, chicken broth, fish sauce, brown sugar, and cornstarch slurry. Stir well and bring the sauce to a gentle simmer. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the sauce slightly thickens. Season with salt to taste.1 cup full-fat coconut milk, 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth, 2 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoon water, Salt
- Return the meatballs to the pan and simmer for 5-7 minutes, or until the meatballs are fully cooked.
- Serve with rice and garnish with chopped cilantro.Chopped cilantro
Notes
Recipe Notes:
- You can also bake the meatballs in the oven at 400F for 20 minutes instead of cooking them in the skillet. Since the meatballs will be fully cooked through, add the meatballs to the red curry sauce and simmer for 2-3 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 351kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 1861mg | Potassium: 699mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1762IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 4mg