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Spiced meatball green curry recipe

Spiced meatball green curry recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Meatballs make a tasty, affordable family meal, but if you're looking to spice things up, give this recipe a go. With Thai-inspired flavours, plenty of veg and served with long-grain rice, it's quick, easy and so tempting! See method

  • Serves 4
  • Takes 30 mins
  • 501 calories / serving
  • Freezable
  • Gluten-free
  • Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 200g long-grain rice
  • 500g pack 5% pork mince
  • 1 red chilli, half sliced, half deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 lime, zested and cut into wedges
  • 6cm-piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 15g fresh coriander, chopped
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 340g jar green curry cooking sauce
  • 80g baby spinach
  • 80g frozen garden peas
  • 1 red pepper, cut into 3cm pieces
White rice can always be swapped for brown (check cooking instructions for timings)

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2105kj
    501kcal     25%

  • Fat

    20g 28%

  • Saturates

    8g 38%

  • Sugars

    6g 7%

  • Salt

    1g 16%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 46.1g Protein 33.1g Fibre 4.7g

Method

  1. Cook the rice to pack instructions. Meanwhile, beat the mince, chopped chilli, lime zest and half the ginger, garlic and coriander with a wooden spoon in a bowl until the mince has broken down into a smooth, uniform paste. Shape into 12 meatballs (about 40g each).
  2. Heat the oil in a lidded frying pan over a medium heat and fry the meatballs for 10 mins, turning frequently, until golden. Add the remaining ginger and garlic to the pan, cook for 1 min, then pour in the green curry sauce, 100ml water, the spinach, peas and red pepper. Cover and simmer for 3-5 mins until the meatballs are cooked through and the spinach has wilted.
  3. Serve with the rice and top with the sliced chilli, remaining coriander and the lime wedges.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

Freeze curry/rice separately. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

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