Thai Meatballs
Takes quite a few ingredients, but should be fairly staple items in your kitchen!
Can be a salad protein, lettuce wrap, with rice or just eat them straight up!
Ingredients:
1 inch Ginger, grated
4 + 1 Garlic cloves, grated or minced or pressed through garlic press
1 lb Ground Pork
1 tsp Salt
1/4 cup + 1/2 tbsp Cilantro, chopped
2 tbsp + 1 tsp Sambal Oelek
2 tbsp Fish sauce, divided
2 tsp Brown or Palm Sugar, divided
1/4 cup Lime juice (half a lime)
Optional:
More Sambal Oelek if you like it spicier!
What’s Next:
Add grated ginger, 4 garlic cloves, salt, 1/4 cup cilantro, 2 tbsp Sambal Oelek, 1 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tsp sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add ground pork and mix well. Let rest / marinate for 30 minutes or up to 8 hours. (Don’t put away the sauces and sugars just yet, you’ll need them again for next step)
Mix lime juice, 1 grated/minced garlic clove, 1/2 tbsp cilantro, 1 tsp Sambal Oelek, 1 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tsp sugar in a small bowl for the dipping sauce
You can either grill them on skewers or roast them in the oven. If you are grilling them (remember to soak your wooden skewers ahead of time!), form a flat oval shape across 2 skewers, so it doesn’t spin around on the grill. If you’re roasting in oven, preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil, for the meatball in an oval shape on your palm, then press the meat balls onto the foil
Drizzle with some oil and grill for 7-9 minutes, turning occasionally until lightly charred, or roast for 15-20 minutes until the surface is lightly charred
Serve warm with the dipping sauce on the side