THAI BASIL CHICKEN MEATBALLS
THAI BASIL CHICKEN MEATBALLS
We’re knee deep in Spring Break madness over here in North Texas, and unlike most years past the BurntToast family is sitting tight and not traveling. Instead, choosing to create a “staycation” for the record books. We’ve already hit the park and the petting zoo, played with friends and picnicked and today we have some bowling and dinner on tap. It’s been good and relaxing and with the exception of a very few small sibling tussles, it’s even been surprisingly peaceful.
Of course, the only reason why we didn’t travel like we have in previous years was because I dropped the ball. I’m not sure why, but the idea of planning a trip this year was completely out of my realm of understanding, I couldn’t put the steps together, couldn’t think of a place to go and finally, once I had decided, realized it was way too late to get started.
INGREDIENTS
For the Meatballs:
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 inch piece of ginger, grated
- 1/4 cup minced Thai Basil (regular if you can't find Thai)
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed, finely diced
- 1/4 finely minced white onion
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 piece of bread, toasted and blended into bread crumbs
- 1 lb ground chicken
- Salt and Pepper
For the Sauce:
- 1/3 cup of soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup minced Thai Basil
- 2 Tablespoon coconut sugar
- juice from 1/2 lime
DIRECTIONS
- STEP 1 Preheat oven to 400.
- STEP 2 In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients for the meatballs and, using your hands, work to combine.
- STEP 3 Be sure not to overwork or you’ll have tough meatballs!
- STEP 4 Form into lacrosse ball sized balls and place on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper.
- STEP 5 Bake for 15 minutes.
- STEP 6 In a medium skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil until shimmering and add meatballs, cooking quickly just to brown them nicely. (this step is optional but I like the deep color that they get from doing this).
- STEP 7 Remove from pan and keep warm.
- STEP 8 Without wiping out the pan, add in ginger and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- STEP 9 Add in soy sauce and sugar, stirring to combine.
- STEP 10 Heat for a few minutes until thickened, stirring, and then add in basil and meatballs.
- STEP 11 Spoon sauce over meatballs until coated.
- STEP 12 Serve over rice with steamed veggies.
Original Recipes Visit THAI BASIL CHICKEN MEATBALLS @ http://beautyfromburnttoast.com
