Lemongrass provides a scrumptious perfume and barely citrussy flavour to those spicy meatballs. They’re served in a warming savoury sauce with a touch of candy and bitter flavour that makes it completely delicious. Serve with recent egg noodles (often within the salad part of the grocery store) that may be shortly heated up, immediately within the sauce.

Nicky’s Recipe Notes

The citrusy, umami flavours of those meatballs pair completely with the savoury soy of the noodles. It makes an excellent weekday dinner because it solely takes half-hour to be on the desk!

• I really like the flexibility of this dish. You’ll be able to swap out the pork mince for rooster, turkey or beef mince.
• Utilizing fresh noodles means they don’t want an additional pan for boiling. You’ll be able to add them straight into the pan with the meatballs. They absorb that beautiful sauce too.
• You’ll be able to miss the recent chilli and chilli flakes should you’re cooking for anybody who doesn’t like warmth. The flavour continues to be incredible, with out the spiciness.

📋 Elements

Pork Mince – We’re utilizing 10% fats, which is excellent. Any decrease in fats and that may dry the meatballs out.

Oil – Use a impartial oil similar to vegetable, sunflower, or avocado.

Lemongrass – We’re utilizing recent lemongrass with the outer leaves eliminated, very finely chopped. Exchange with lemongrass paste should you can’t discover it (sub 2 teaspoons paste for one stalk lemongrass).

Coriander (cilantro) – We’re utilizing the finely chopped coriander stalks within the meatballs and the leaves within the sauce.

📺 Watch tips on how to make it

***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this publish***

1. Combine all of the meatball components collectively in a bowl and use your fingers to type the combination into walnut-sized meatballs. Then, fry the meatballs in oil till all sides are browned.
2. In the meantime, combine all of the sauce components collectively in a bowl and pour the sauce into the pan with the meatballs and permit to bubble earlier than including within the noodles and cooking till they’re scorching.
3. Stir the coriander via and switch off the warmth earlier than dividing the noodles and meatballs between 4 bowls and serving them topped with black sesame seeds.

Professional Tip

In the event you don’t need to make your personal meatballs, you should purchase ready-made. Pork, turkey, rooster or beef meatballs all work with this recipe. You’ll be able to add the lemongrass on to the sauce, so you continue to get that lemongrass flavour.

The meatballs soak up the flavour from the sauce fantastically!

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? Incessantly Requested Questions

Can I make it forward?

You can also make this forward in a few methods, by making the meatball combination just a few hours forward and refrigerating till you’re able to form them into meatballs and prepare dinner. You may as well make the sauce combination forward and preserve in a sealed container within the fridge.
I’d not suggest making the entire dish forward because the noodles can get soggy once you reheat it.

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• Place the entire meatball components into a big bowl and blend collectively along with your fingers. Type the combination into walnut-sized meatballs – you need to get round 20 meatballs.

  500 g (1.1lb) pork mince, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 egg, 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tsp minced ginger, 1 stalk recent lemongrass, 1 crimson chilli, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp white pepper, 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander stalks

• Warmth the two tablespoons of oil in a big frying pan (skillet) over a medium-high warmth. Add the meatballs, and brown on all sides – this could take round 6-8 minutes.

  2 tbsp oil

• In the meantime, in a small bowl, combine collectively the soy sauce, lime juice, sugar, garlic, fish sauce, oyster sauce, chilli flakes, cornflour and water.

  2 tbsp mild soy sauce, 2 tbsp lime juice, 2 tbsp mild brown sugar, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tsp fish sauce, 3 tbsp oyster sauce, ½ tsp chilli flakes, 1 tsp cornflour, 60 ml (4 tablespoons) chilly water

• Pour the combination into the pan with the meatballs. Permit to bubble for two minutes, then make a little bit house within the centre of the pan and add the noodles. Toss the noodles within the sauce and prepare dinner for 2-3 minutes, till the noodles are scorching.

  500 g (1.1lb) recent egg noodles

• Stir via the coriander, then flip off the warmth.

  15 g (approx. ¼ packed cup) finely chopped recent coriander leaves

• Divide the noodles between 4 bowls and add the meatballs, then serve topped with a sprinkling of black sesame seeds.

  1 tsp black sesame seeds

Tip: In the event you don’t need to make your personal meatballs, you should purchase ready-made. Pork, turkey, rooster or beef meatballs all work with this recipe. You’ll be able to add the lemongrass on to the sauce, so you continue to get that lemongrass flavour.
Dietary data is approximate, per serving – together with the noodles. This recipe serves 4.

Energy: 568kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 35g | Fats: 28g | Saturated Fats: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 7g | Monounsaturated Fats: 19g | Trans Fats: 0.1g | Ldl cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 1273mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g

Diet data is routinely calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.

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