This Thai-Inspired Green Curry Meatballs recipe is bursting with flavor and completely addicting. They are healthy, made with fresh ingredients, and one of my favorite meals!
Combine meat mixture: Add the oats, egg and milk to a large mixing bowl. Mix together and set aside for 10 minutes. Add ground meat, ginger, curry paste, fish sauce, sugar, salt, garlic and onion. Mix to combine.
Roll into balls: Scoop the meat mixture into balls, a little smaller than golf-ball size.
Cook Meatballs: In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, place one layer of meatballs in the pan, leaving space between each---you may meed to cook them in two separate batches, depending on the size of your pan. Brown the meatballs on all sides, turning occasionally as they cook. They don't need to be cooked through, just browned on all sides. Remove the meatballs to a plate. (Remove some of the grease if there is excess).
Make sauce: Add curry paste and garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in one can of coconut milk, scraping up any browned bits from the pan. Stir cornstarch in to the other can of coconut milk, and add to the pan. Add brown sugar, garlic, lime, fish sauce, cilantro and stir to combine.
Simmer: Return meatballs to pan andsimmer them in the sauce until cooked through, about 10 more minutes.
Serve over hot, cooked rice.
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Notes
Ground meat: I like to double the recipe, using 3 lbs ground meat, and freeze half the meatballs for another meal.Curry Paste: I prefer the Mae Ploy brand of curry paste, as it has stronger/better flavor than others (1 Tablespoons produces mild/medium heat level), but if you're using a different brand (for example, the Thai Kitchen brand is pretty mild), you may want to add more curry paste. Gluten Free: to meatball mixture, omit oats and add 1 teaspoon of cornstarchFreezing Instructions: To freeze uncooked meatballs, form meatballs and place in freezer, uncovered for 30 minutes to flash freeze them. Place meatballs in a freezer safe container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw completely in the fridge before cooking. To freeze baked meatballs, allow them to cool completely, then store in a freezer safe container in freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge and rewarm in the curry sauce.