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Pork & Basil Meatballs in Creamy Thai Green Curry Sauce

Herb studded meatballs take a dip in a nightshade free, aromatic Thai green curry sauce from https://meatified.com that will have you licking the bowl when you're done!

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Herb studded meatballs take a dip in a nightshade free, aromatic Thai green curry sauce that will have you licking the bowl when you’re done!

Ingredients

Scale

For the pork & basil meatballs:

  • 2 lbs / 900 g ground pork
  • 1 packed cup / 30 g fresh basil, finely chopped, or 3 tbsp minced
  • 6 green onions, finely chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp / 30 ml gluten free fish sauce
  • 1/21 tsp / 3 – 5 g fine sea salt, to taste

For the creamy Thai green curry sauce:

Instructions

ROLL: Mix together all of the meatball ingredients in a large bowl using your hands to gently combine them all into a uniform meatball mixture. Divide into 2 oz / 56 g portions and roll into evenly sized meatballs. You should have about 18 meatballs when you’re done. Place them onto a parchment paper lined plate and refrigerate them while you make the Thai green curry sauce. Alternatively, cover the meatballs with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight if you like.

SIMMER: Skim off about a 1/2 cup / 120 ml or so of the coconut cream layer on the top of the coconut milk cans. Add the coconut cream to a 4.5 quart dutch oven or large acid friendly high sided saute pan over medium heat and cook until the cream begins to bubble. Spoon in the Nightshade Free Thai Green Curry Paste and whisk together with the cream. Cook for a minute or so until the paste is fragrant, then whisk in the rest of the milk and add the galangal or ground ginger & ground white pepper, if using. Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer and add the lime juice & gluten free fish sauce. Reduce the heat to low and let the sauce simmer gently until it has thickened a little, about 20 minutes or so. Brown the meatballs while the sauce is thickening.

BROWN: Preheat a 12 inch cast iron skillet or a large fry pan over medium heat. Coat the skillet with generous amount of the fat or oil of your choice. When the oil is hot and just beginning to simmer, add half of the meatballs to the skillet, making sure they don’t touch and aren’t overcrowded in the skillet. (You’ll have to brown the meatballs in batches for this reason – in this size skillet, it will take two batches of about 9 meatballs each.) Cook until the meatballs have a good browned crust on all sides, rolling them over with tongs to turn, about 10 – 12 minutes. Transfer the browned meatballs to a paper towel lined plate and repeat until all of the meatballs are browned and drained of any excess fat.

WARM: Taste the Thai green curry sauce and add extra fish sauce & lime juice, if needed. Transfer the browned meatballs to the sauce and bring to a simmer until they’re cooked & warmed through. Serve the meatballs with a generous spoon of the Thai green curry sauce and garnish with extra green onions, cilantro and basil if you like.

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Notes

If you’re using normal store bought Thai green curry paste that isn’t nightshade free, I’d reduce the amount given here by half as it will be much stronger in flavor and spice level!

Galangal powder has a flavor similar to ground ginger, with a little more heat and a hit of peppery spice. It’s a lovely addition to your AIP pantry if you’re missing spice & heat, but if you can’t find it, feel free to substitute dried ginger instead.

If the sauce looks like it’s thickening too much while you’re browning the meatballs, just turn off the heat and cover the pan while you finish them up. Don’t let the Thai green curry sauce reduce too much, but if it does happen, you can add a splash or two of broth to loosen the sauce back up again before adding the meatballs.