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Thai green curry meatballs recipe

26 ratings

This dairy-free Thai green curry meatball recipe comes together in under half an hour and is perfect served at any time of year. Lean turkey mince is a lower-fat option to pair with the herb-packed green curry sauce. Serve with white rice and garnish with fresh lime and coriander to bring balance to this moreish midweek dinner. See method

Serves 4
10 mins to prepare and 16 mins to cook
294 calories / serving
Dairy-free

Ingredients

400g turkey mince
50g fresh white breadcrumbs
1 lime, zested plus extra wedges to serve
1 tbsp Thai green curry paste
2½ cm piece root ginger, grated
3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
2 tbsp sunflower oil
400ml light coconut milk
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp caster sugar
1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced
125g fine green beans, trimmed and halved
rice to serve
extra coriander and a lime wedge to serve

If you don't have mince, cut open some sausages instead

Each serving contains

Energy
1225kj
294kcal 15%
Fat
15g 21%
Saturates
8g 38%
Sugars
4g 4%
Salt
0.9g 16%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 14.6g Protein 25.7g Fibre 2.1g

Method

Place the mince, breadcrumbs, lime zest, curry paste, ginger and coriander together in a bowl with plenty of salt and ground black pepper. Mix together then divide into 24 and shape into 24 neat balls. Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok, add the meatballs and sautée for about 8 mins until golden brown all over and cooked through.
Add the coconut, fish sauce, sugar, lime juice and chilli to the pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 mins. Add the spring onions and beans and simmer for a further 4 mins until the beans are tender. Serve the meatballs hot with rice, decorate with a wedge of lime and more chopped coriander if liked.

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