Meatballs in tomato and coconut sauce

Name: How to cook Meatballs in tomato and coconut sauce - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Robert Gonzal

Meatballs in tomato and coconut sauce

I'm pretty sure that my ability to cook is one of the keys to my marriage. In fact, I'm not 100% certain my wife would've agreed to marry me if it weren't for my passion for food and cooking. Still, that doesn't mean she doesn't occasionally have her doubts. Like when I told her I was going to make meatballs with tomato and coconut sauce for dinner. At first she assumed it'd be a curry, and when I told her it wouldn't be she simply said "it sounds a little weird." Fortunately the dish worked out (pretty brilliantly, actually), and both she and our daughter are believers once again.

Ingredient

Food ration :

3 servings

Cooking time :

30 minutes

medium onion, minced

3 cloves

garlic, minced

1 tbsp

fresh ginger, minced

500 g

ground beef/pork blend

1/4 cup

whole milk

1/2 cup

panko breadcrumbs

1/4 cup

tomato paste

1-400 ml

can premium coconut milk

1 tbsp

fish sauce

1/2 cup

chicken stock

1 handful

fresh basil, sliced into strips

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Add a splash of veg oil to a large pan on medium-high heat and throw in the onion, garlic, and ginger. Saute until fragrant, about 2 to 3 minutes, then remove to a mixing bowl to cool. Keep the pan handy, you'll be reusing it again shortly.

* Step 2

Once the alliums are at room temperature, add the meat, milk, and panko. Sprinkle in a good pinch of salt and several grinds of black pepper, then knead with your hands until uniform. Roll the meat mixture into balls a little larger than golf balls. You should be able to make about 10.

* Step 3

Put the pan you used earlier back on medium-high heat. Refresh with a splash of veg oil if needed, then lay in the meatballs. Let them fry, rolling them around every once in a while, until evenly browned. This should take about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the meatballs from the pan again.

* Step 4

Add the tomato paste to the pan and let fry for 1 minute. Add the coconut milk, fish sauce, and chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Once simmering, nestle the meatballs into the sauce. Turn the heat down to medium and let cook. Be sure to move the meatballs around so they're nicely coated. The sauce will reduce and get fairly thick. Starting at about 10 minutes, check if the meatballs are done. They should be firm but still slightly springy. Taste, and add more fish sauce if needed.

* Step 5

Take the pan off the heat and sprinkle in the basil, then serve. The meatballs go great with rice, but can also top a nice pile of thick rice noodles.

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