Pork and Lemongrass Meatballs Recipe
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Fragrant pork meatballs infused with lemongrass, served in a savory-sweet sauce with hints of lime and fish sauce. Typically served over egg noodles as a complete Thai-inspired dinner.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 500 g (1.1lb) pork mince (approx 10% fat)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs
- 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 1 stalk fresh lemongrass (outer leaves removed, inner stalk very finely chopped (or 2 teaspoons lemongrass paste))
- 1 red chilli (finely chopped (or replace with ½ teaspoon chilli flakes))
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander stalks (we’ll be using the leaves in the sauce.)
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp lime juice (approx. the juice of one lime)
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp cornflour ((cornstarch in USA))
- 60 ml (4 tablespoons) cold water
- 500 g (1.1lb) fresh egg noodles
- 15 g (approx. ¼ packed cup) finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
- 1 tsp black sesame seeds
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 30M
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 15m
- Sodium
- 1030mg
- Total sugar
- 7g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 611mg
- Calcium
- 83mg
- Iron
- 6mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 1030MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.