Meatballs recipe for 2 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has coriander, garlic clove, turkey mince, fish sauce, thai red curry paste, coconut milk, vegetable stock, lime, vegetable and rice noodle.
Thai coconut soup with turkey meatballs
Course: Meatballs
Servings
2
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Coriander: 1/2 small pack coriander, stems chopped, leaves reserved
- Garlic Clove: 1 garlic clove
- Vegetable Stock: 500ml chicken or vegetable stock
- Lime: zest and juice 2 limes
- Vegetable: 300g pack stir-fry vegetable
- Fish Sauce: 1 tbsp fish sauce
- Coconut Milk: 400ml can low-fat coconut milk
- Thai Red Curry Paste: 2 tbsp Thai tom yum or Thai red curry paste
- Turkey Mince: 250g turkey mince
- Rice Noodle: 200g pack cooked egg or rice noodle
Directions
- Put the coriander stems and garlic in a food processor, pulse until finely chopped, add the turkey and 1 tsp of the fish sauce, and blend again. Roll into meatballs about 3cm in diameter.
- In a saucepan, heat the tom yum or curry paste with a splash of water for 2-3 mins. Pour in the coconut milk, stock, lime zest and juice, and remaining fish sauce. Bring to a simmer, add the meatballs and cook for 3 mins. Add the vegetables and cook for 5 mins more, or until the meatballs are cooked through.
- Add the noodles to warm through just before serving. Season, pour into 2 bowls and top with coriander leaves.
