Thai Beef Meatballs |
Serve with Thai chili or sweet and sour sauce. For added convenience, make them ahead of time and freeze for up to 3 months! Makes 23 servings.
Prep time: 25 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Ingredients
- 2 lb (1 kg) lean ground beef sirloin or round or lean ground beef
- 1 cup (250 mL) dry bread crumbs
- ¼ cup (50 mL) unsweetened canned coconut milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) EACH sweetened dessicated coconut and soy sauce
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) EACH minced gingerroot, green onions and cloves garlic
- ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt and pepper
Directions
1. Combine beef, bread crumbs, coconut milk, egg, coconut, soy sauce, vinegar, gingerroot, green onions, garlic, salt and pepper in large bowl; mix lightly but thoroughly.
2. Using 1 tbsp (15 mL) measure, shape into 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls. Place in single layer on lightly oiled, foil-lined baking trays.
3. Cook in 400°F (200°C) oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until completely cooked and digital rapid-read thermometer inserted into centre of several meatballs reads 160°F (71°C).
Nutrition Per serving (2 meatballs). 112 calories, 9 g protein, 6 g fat, 4 g carbohydrates.
Recipe courtesy of the Beef Information Centre. For more recipes and to join the Make it Beef Club, visit www.beefinfo.org
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Linda | June 8, 2011 at 2:25 pm - §
I'm definitely going to try this thai beef meatballs recipe tonight; but what other dishes would I serve with this and do you have a recipe for the thai sauce? thanks