Thai Chicken Meatballs

Who doesn’t love meatballs. And these Thai flavour infused flavorbombs are just the best additions to your boring lunch or dinner.Loaded with fresh Thai flavors, these meatballs are a great side dishto your rice or noodle soup.

Thebest way to enjoy these meatballs is with a dipping sauce. You canwhip up any dipping sauce of your choice - add in flavorful fishsauce, chili garlic sauce, and fresh Thai herbs. And you are readywith a delicious plate of food!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Thai

Keyword Thai Chicken Meatballs

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Resting Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 183kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients for Thai Chicken Meatballs

½ lb Ground chicken
1 tsp Garlic minced
½ tsp Fresh ginger grated
1 tsp Kaffir lime leaves chopped
1 tsp Mint leaves chopped
1 tsp Coriander leaves chopped
1 tsp Fish sauce
1 tsp Lime juice
½ tsp Brown sugar
1 tsp Red chili chopped
1 tsp Olive oil

Ingredients for garnish

Lime wedges
Mint sprigs

Instructions

In a small bowl, mix together the ground chicken, garlic, ginger, kaffir lime leaves, mint, and coriander until well combined.
Create 1" meatballs and place them on a parchment-lined plate. Loosely cover and refrigerate for 30-minutes.
In a small bowl, whisk together the fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, and chopped red chili until the sugar is completely dissolved. Set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook the meatballs for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until they are golden and an internal temperature reads 165°F.
Serve hot with dipping sauce, lime, and additional mint.

Notes

May replace the ground chicken with ground turkey, ground pork, or ground beef.

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