Thai Curry Meatballs

Thai Curry Meatballs

Main dish Makrut lime leaves Thai curry

Thai Curry Meatballs

By Erica Perez

Servings

4

Prep Time

40 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Category

Dinner

It's easy to transform our Thai Curry blend into a delicious homemade green curry paste using fresh cilantro and basil. You can play around with adding other ingredients, such as fresh lemongrass or chiles.


The resulting paste is a great condiment to keep in the fridge for whipping up a quick dinner. Fry it up and add coconut milk plus your favorite meat or veggie. Adding a touch of sugar to the curry balances the flavor and gets it closer to the traditional version, but it isn't necessary.


I love this recipe because it's perfect for making little Thai Curry bowls with rice and toppings, such as toasted coconut or nuts.

Ingredients

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    • 4 tablespoons Oaktown Spice Shop Thai Curry Powder

    • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
    • Juice of one lime

    • 2 tablespoons roughly broken Makrut Lime Leaves

    • 1 shallot, minced
    • 3 green chiles, deseeded and minced (I used jalapenos)
    • ¼ cup chopped cilantro (leaves and stems)
    • ¼ cup chopped basil

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    • 1 lb ground pork
    • 2 heaping tablespoons green curry paste
    • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
    • 1 egg
    • 2 green onions, white and light green parts minced

    • 1 teaspoon Pacific flake or kosher salt

    • freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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    • 2 teaspoons olive oil
    • 1 white onion, diced
    • 1 tablespoon finely chopped or grated fresh ginger
    • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

    • salt to taste

    • 3 carrots, peeled and sliced to ¼” rounds
    • 2 heaping tablespoons of green curry paste
    • 1 can coconut milk
    • ½ cup water
    • 1-2 teaspoons coconut or brown sugar
    • 1-2 teaspoons rice vinegar

    • Extra basil and cilantro for garnish

    Directions

    1. Make the paste: Combine ingredients and blend in a blender until smooth. You'll get about a cup of runny paste.
    2. Make the meatballs: Preheat broiler and set oven rack to upper position. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray with oil. In a large bowl, combine 2 tablespoons paste with ground pork, panko, egg, green onion and salt and pepper. Using your hands, roll into golf-sized balls. Broil until brown on top, rotating the baking sheet once if necessary, about 5-7 minutes total. Set aside meatballs.
    3. While the meatballs are browning, warm a large skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil. Cook onion, ginger, garlic and salt for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add carrots and curry paste and cook, stirring, 2 minutes more.
    4. Pour coconut milk, water and sugar into the skillet. Bring to a boil. Add meatballs, reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook until meatballs are cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.
    5. Remove from heat and add rice vinegar. Add salt to taste.

    Thai Curry Meatballs

    Thai Curry Meatballs

    COMMENTS

    • Tiara on

      I made it with ground turkey instead of pork; it was DIVINE. I’m definitely adding this recipe to my toolbox!

    • Michele French on

      This is wicked good – I’ll probably never buy commercial green curry paste again. Since I like green stuff in almost everything, I threw in bok choy & fava beans. Spinach or asparagus would be good, too. M

    • Jennifer on

      This recipe is so delicious! It’s also quite easy to make.

      Thank you, Oaktown for another great suggestion for your spices!

      Jennife

    • Rhonda on

      I have always loved curries, and lately I’ve been experimenting with them at home. I was introduced to your site by a fellow food-lover! I look forward to using some of your unique spices, as I continue to experiment in my kitchen!

      Thank You,
      Rhonda

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