This dinner is perfect for batch cooking so make extra and serve it in different ways throughout the week. It's savoury, spicy and jam-packed with veg. And it's rustled up in just 35 minutes.
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Serves
6
Thai Red Curry Paste
Fresh Coriander
Chicken Mince
Fish Sauce
Lime
Egg
Breadcrumb
Coconut Milk
Peanut Butter
Sugar
Green Bean
Spring Onion
Basmati Rice
Lime Wedges
Olive Oil
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Naomi K.
13 hours ago
The meatballs were delicious, but I only used 1/4 of the recommended breadcrumbs based on other reviews. Texture was perfect, if a little tricky to shape before cooking. I also had to let the sauce down with a lot of lime juice + soy sauce & even then it was still pretty thick. Added some sliced fresh red chillies to serve which made it even better. I have one question, if I freeze the meatballs after cooking, what's the best way to reheat them?
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Will S.
4 days ago
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Good recipe but not the best mob recipe. Think the meatballs may have benefitted by being a little smaller. Still not a bad dish by any means!
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Josh E.
5 days ago
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Nice dish and would make it again. I would use half the peanut butter though because I found the sauce to be far too thick.
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6 days ago
super yummy. I used quorn mince instead of chicken mince and it worked amazing. defo a good veggie option if you switch it out
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James D.
2 months ago
Really tasty and reasonably simple to make . It also goes really nicely with Sambal if you can get your hands on some!
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Tim S.
3 months ago
These meatballs were huge, next time I will make 24. Taste was great but a bit meatloaf esk, as mentioned, I would add fresh chilli to it next time. The sauce was bland as mentioned will try adding curry paste next time. Overal a nice dish I would make again.
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Laura M.
3 months ago
Did not enjoy this one. Meatballs were very meatloaf like, not enough flavour, sauce was very bland. Didn’t feel like it all went together for me personally
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Marie C.
3 months ago
Super easy recipe. I only made the meatballs because I had peanut sauce from another recipe. I didn't really like the peanut sauce with the meat and wondered if it would have tasted different had I made the sauce in the recipe. But in any case I served them with lime and they were good. I am going to tweak this next time and make it with a Thai style cashew cream sauce. I think that would be a good combo. Definitely think the meatballs will be a go to for a quick dinner.
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Alisdair L.
4 months ago
I added chilli crisp to the sauce and some lemongrass paste to the meatballs. Chopped red chillies to go with the spring onions and coriander is a good addition too. Really good recipe.
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Eliza K.
6 months ago
Yum, this was really tasty. I added less breadcrumbs than advised and the meatballs turned out lovely. I did need to throw them in the oven because their larger size meant they were taking ages in the pan. I also used less peanut butter than called for in the sauce because of comments about richness
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Susannah N.
6 months ago
I have loads of the leftover peanut/coconut sauce. What could I use it for please?
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DáNiel W.
7 months ago
My favourite recipe so far! This is absolutely heavenly
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Charlene P.
7 months ago
This was delicious! I followed the recommendations below and only used 50g breadcrumbs for the meatballs, I also split the curry paste between the sauce and meatballs to give the sauce more flavour, and simmered the meatballs in the sauce for the final five minutes of cooking time. Lovely!
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Janet M.
8 months ago
Lovely week night recipe. The meatballs were moist and nice flavour. The sauce was a bit bland. Would definitely add some curry paste into the sauce next time. And top with some fresh chopped chilli if you like it spicy.
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Emma M.
8 months ago
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Super delicious. Like others, I added a little thai red curry paste into the sauce and was glad I did. I finished off the cooking of the meatballs in the sauce as I didn’t want them to dry out. I weighed out 100g of breadcrumbs and it looked a lot! So I put only a couple of small handfuls in, and only half the egg and the meatballs were a good consistency and held together well.
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Lori H.
9 months ago
Because meatballs can get dry and too dense, I just turned the mix into mince! I also added some curry paste to the sauce. I added a little of the sauce to the mince and put a little on top. Served over rice and green beans with spring onion, coriander and red chili.
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James M.
10 months ago
Superb recipe. We love our food a bit spicier, so added curry paste to the sauce, chopped some chillies in with the topping.
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Emily M.
10 months ago
A good one! I adapted it so I could serve it to the whole family including the baby by leaving the red curry paste out of the meatballs (and adding some lemongrass onion and garlic for flavour substitute), then when the sauce was done I fried the curry paste in a separate pan and added the grownup half of the sauce to that. Popular all round!
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Pip U.
10 months ago
Really tasty, the sauce is very rich so I added a bit of lime to it, I’ll definitely make again and it was budget friendly
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Leoni M.
10 months ago
Make double and freeze half
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Jodie N.
10 months ago
love this!!!
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Emma M.
8 months ago
I did this too!
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Will C.
10 months ago
New weeknight staple
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J G.
10 months ago
few edits/notes: 1) the proportion of bread crumbs gives the meatballs a very dense meatloaf-like texture, if you're not into that i think reducing the amount of breadcrumbs would help. 2) i would sub jasmine rice (more commonly used in thai recipes) for basmati. 3) the sauce is very rich but not super flavorful--i added some lime juice for acid and punched it up with some sambal oelek. i also simmered the meatballs in the sauce (i used more coconut milk, about 2x as much as it reduces down) and i think this helped all the flavors come together and kept the meatballs moist while making sure they cooked through. i ran out of red curry paste but i might also add some to the sauce next time to give it more flavor.
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Abigail A.
10 months ago
Super delicious! Every recipe I’ve tried from Jodie has been fantastic and has been added to my permanent go back to.
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Cheryl J.
10 months ago
Delicious recipe. The meatballs are.so light and fresh. We added lime juice to the sauce for extra freshness. We shall be trying more of Jodie's recipes 🤌