Thai Curry Beef Meatballs

Serves 2 | Prep  5 mins | Cooks in  35 mins


Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup brown rice, rinsed

  • 400g beef mince

  • 2 ½ tbs green curry paste

  • 150ml coconut milk

  • 3 kaffir lime leaves

  • 1 red chilli, cut in half, seeds removed optional

  • 1 1/2 cup vegetable stock

  • 200g oyster mushrooms, sliced

  • 1 bunch baby bok choy, cut in halves

  • 2 tsp fish sauce

  • salt and pepper, to taste

  • 1/2 bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped

  • 2 tsp white sesame seeds

  • 1 lime, cut in wedges

Method

  1. Place rice, 1/2 cup water and 1/4 tsp salt in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 35 minutes. Remove from heat and stand for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.

  2. Meanwhile, combine mince in a bowl with 1 tsp green curry paste and form tablespoons of mixture into balls.

  3. Heat a non-stick frypan or wok over medium heat and cook meatballs until browned and cooked. Set aside.

  4. Spoon 1 tbs of coconut milk into pan and add remaining curry paste, stirring for a couple of minutes or until aromatic.

  5. Add remaining coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, chilli and stock, and bring to a simmer for 10 minutes. Add mushrooms, bok choy, fish sauce and meatballs and simmer for 3-4 minutes.

  6. Divide rice and curry between two bowls, season with salt and pepper and serve with coriander, sesame seeds and  a squeeze of lime.

Nutritional information per serve

  • Energy: 3313.2kj

  • Protein: 60.9g

  • Carbs: 45.1g

  • Fibre: 7.3g

  • Sat. Fat: 19.9g

  • Fat: 38.7g

  • Calories: 791.7cal

  • Sugar: 4.5g