Red Thai Turkey Meatballs

This recipe turned out absolutely amazing! I ended up eating twice as much as I should of – everyone did! So make lots!

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You will need the following ingredients:

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  • 2-3 green onions
  • Fresh cilantro leaves
  • 3-4 mushrooms
  • 1 green Hungarian hot pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp minced ginger
  • 5 tsp curry paste
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 450g extra lean minced turkey
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or peanut oil, or canola oil)

For the sauce:

  • 1 green onion
  • 2 tsp red curry paste
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • ½ lime

Serves 4

Start by chopping and slicing the first set of green onions, the cilantro, the mushrooms and the hot pepper

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Combine the chopped ingredients in a bowl along with the egg (whisk a little first), ginger, curry past, sugar and fish sauce – Mix

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Add turkey – get your hands dirty!! Mix ingredients together. Form small balls

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In large flat skillet, add the oil and heat over medium-heat. Cook the meatballs on each side until nicely brown – will take 10-15 minutes (cut one in half to make sure it’s well cooked)

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Remove meatballs from pan, set aside. In oil add the rest of the green onion and the garlic

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Add a can of coconut milk and squeeze the lime. Add the meatballs to the sauce and heat

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Serve with naan bread! Basmati rice would also go nicely with the dish.

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