July 10, 2009

Meat balls with coconut dipping sauce


500 g beef mince
1 packet french onion soup or 1 cube stock
1/4 cup sweet chilli sauce or fresh chillis
1 tbsp ginger
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 tbsp oil
1 cup coconut milk
2tbsp mint
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp lemon juice

1 Combine beef, french onion soup mix or stock cube, chilli sauce, ginger and breadcrumbs in a large bowl

2 Shape level tablespoons of mixture into balls

3 Heat oil in large fry pan. Cook half the meatballs over a moderately high heat about 5 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through

4 Repeat with remaining meatballs

5 To make the sauce, combine all ingredients in a small bowl

6 Whisk together until smooth