THAI GREEN CURRY TURKEY MEATBALLS
These easy Thai Green Curry Turkey Meatballs are soft, tangy and bursting with flavor. They are guilt free, healthy, and made with fresh ingredients. So go ahead and eat your heart out! If you are trying to eat low-carb you can eat them along side a nice salad or roasted vegetables. I made some brown basmati rice to go with them for dinner. Topping it with a little squeeze of lime is soooo good! Everyone loved this dish!!
All right let’s get to it!
Add the ground turkey and other ingredients and stir everything to combine. You can tell just by all the fresh ingredients they are going to be amazing!
When mixing all of the ingredients, just fold until combined. You don’t want to over mix the meat. Once done roll them into small balls. Cook them in a hot skillet, in batches, until they’re nice and brown on all sides. Don’t worry about them cooking all the way as they will finish cooking in the sauce.
The sauce for these meatballs is pretty simple. All you need is unsweetened coconut milk, green or whatever curry paste you like, brown sugar, garlic, Thai green peppers for spice, like juice and salt and pepper. Taste the sauce. You may want to add more curry paste or peppers, if you’d like it spicier.
Add the meatballs back to the pan and simmer in the sauce until they are cooked through and the sauce slightly thickened.
You can serve the meatballs as an appetizer or as a main course over your favorite kind of rice. I prefer jasmine or basmati rice, but in this recipe I used brown jasmine rice, it is also a great, healthier option. Garnish with fresh Thai basil, chopped cilantro, and a lime wedge. Enjoy!
Thai Green Curry Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients
Turkey Meatballs:
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tbsp milk
- 3 lbs lean ground turkey
- 2 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 2 tsp green curry paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 green onions, minced
Sauce:
- 1 13.5 oz can unsweetened coconut milk
- 3 tbsp thai green curry paste
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 limes, juiced
- salt and freshly ground black pepper , to taste
Serving:
- jasmine or basmati rice
- cilantro for garnish
- lime wedge
Instructions
Instructions:
- 1. Add all of the ingredients for the meatballs in a large mixing bowl and fold in until combined.
- 2. Roll the meat mixture into balls and set aside.
- 3. In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat and place the meatballs and brown on each side, about a minute per side. Remember not to worry about cooking them all the way through. They will finish cooking in the sauce.
- Add the meatballs back to the skillet. Simmer them in the sauce until they are done cooking, and the sauce has thickened, about 15 minutes.