Sweet chilli meatballs
These South-Asian style sweet-chilli meatballs are perfect on those days when you don’t have much time to cook. It takes 5 minutes to prepare (which can be done in advance and kept chilled) and 10 minutes to grill. Serve with noodles and stir-fried veggies.
Ingredients
Method
- Cut the ends off the lemongrass, remove the outer layer, then roughly chop.
- Put the shallots, garlic, lemongrass & fish sauce in a food processor and blend until they’re finely chopped. Add the mint, coriander and cornstarch. Blend for several seconds, then add the mince. Season with salt and pepper and blend for a few seconds until well combined.
- Shape 18-20 little balls from the mixture. Place these on a baking tray lined with baking paper, then grill for 3-5 minutes on each side.
- Brush each ball with some chilli sauce and grill for a couple of minutes until lightly caramelized Serve with sweet chilli sauce.