Beef Meat Balls with Spicy Coconut Sauce 揶汁辣牛肉丸

Beef Meat Balls with Spicy Coconut Sauce 揶汁辣牛肉丸

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb (500 g) ground lean beef;
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs;
  • 2 tablespoons half and half;
  • 2 large shallots, cut to small cubes, about 2 tablespoons;
  • 2 cloves garlic, peel and mince;
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil;
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) chicken broth;
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Thai chilli paste;
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) coconut milk;
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped basil;
    3 small red peppers, thinly slice;
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt;
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper.

Recipe:

Serving for 4, make 16

  1. Cook minced shallots and garlic until soft;
  2. Add salt and black pepper;
  3. Clean and pat dry flank steak;
  4. Ground in a food processor;
  5. Marinate with salt and black pepper for 15 minutes or more;
  6. Don’t over salt, Thai chilli paste can be salty;
  7. Mix bread crumbs with half and half;
  8. Add to minced flank steak;
  9. Mix in cooked shallots and garlic;
  10. Make into 2” (5 cm) meat balls;
  11. Add vegetable oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat;
  12. Slowly lower meat balls in when the pan gets hot, do not move them;
  13. Flip over, cook for another 2 - 3 minutes;
  14. Add Thai chilli paste and chicken broth;
  15. Put stems of basil in for flavor;
  16. Cover and cook for 2 minutes;
  17. Add coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes;
  18. Spoon 1/4 cup (60 ml) spicy sauce on the bottom of a bowl;
  19. Place 3 - 4 meat balls in the sauce;
  20. Top with 1/2 teaspoon sliced basil and a couple pieces red pepper;
  21. Serve hot.

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