Thai Green Curry Meatballs With Zoodles Recipes

THAI GREEN CURRY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place pork in a medium bowl.
• Place oats in a mini food processor or blender and pulse until coarsely ground, 5 to 10 seconds. Sprinkle on top of pork. Rinse out processor.
• Combine carrot, water, fish sauce, garlic, lemongrass paste, ginger, salt, and red pepper flakes in the food processor. Blend until no large chunks remain, 10 to 15 seconds. Pour mixture over pork.
• Add egg to the bowl and mix ingredients until thoroughly combined. Roll meat mixture into 24 balls, roughly 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Heat coconut oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown meatballs lightly on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer partially cooked meatballs to a bowl.
• Whisk coconut milk, curry paste, brown sugar, and fish sauce together in the same skillet; bring to a simmer. Return meatballs to the skillet and simmer until no longer pink inside, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and stir in lime juice. Remove from heat. Sprinkle meatballs with cilantro right before serving.

ONE PAN COCONUT CURRY PORK MEATBALLS (WHOLE30)

Steps:

• Add all sauce ingredients to a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth and set aside.
• In a large bowl, add the ground pork, coconut flour (start with 2 Tablespoons and add the third if needed), egg, carrots, ginger, cilantro, scallions, green curry paste, salt and pepper. Use clean hands to mix and form into 16 meatballs.
• . Place a large deep skillet over medium-high heat and add in coconut oil. Add the meatballs and brown on all sides, about 5-6 minutes total. You may need to do this in batches, depending on how many meatballs you can fit in your skillet without overcrowding them. When meatballs are done browning, transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Add all the meatballs back into the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add your coconut curry sauce to the pan. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes, remove lid and gently stir in the red bell pepper and carrot. Simmer for 5 more minutes uncovered.
• Garnish with chopped almonds, green onions, and cilantro.

THAI CURRY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first eight ingredients. Add chicken; mix lightly but thoroughly. Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour. Shape into 1-in. balls. Place meatballs on a greased rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat curry paste over medium-high heat. Add coconut milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 5-7 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve with meatballs; sprinkle with additional cilantro and paprika if desired.

THAI GREEN CURRY MEATBALLS WITH ZOODLES

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan or wide pot over medium heat. Add curry paste and bloom in the oil, stirring frequently, until very fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Add thawed meatballs and continue to simmer, stirring frequently, until meatballs are heated through, another 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon oil in another large pan over medium-high heat. Add the zoodles and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until zoodles are warmed through and some of their moisture has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
• Evenly divide the zoodles among 4 bowls. Ladle curry over zoodles and top each with a few meatballs. Top each with sliced Thai bird chiles, basil, cilantro and black and white sesame seeds. Serve with lime wedges.