Wednesday 10 October 2018

ASIAN MEATBALLS WITH A CUCUMBER SALAD

Welcome back for term 4...
The  kitchen was full of amazing aromas ......the success of this recipe is the added flavours ..
So impressed with everything about this recipe ...I will be serving it at The Manor on the 19th of October ..
MEATBALL MIXTURE
Combine 1 kg of a good lean mince with 1 dsp of sesame oil , 1 cup of fine breadcrumbs , 1 tsp of minced garlic , 2 lightly beaten eggs at room temp , 1 dsp of minced garlic , 2 spring onions ( green part only ) finely sliced .
Now shape the mixture into golf sized balls .
Preheat a large pan drizzled with rice bran oil and cook meatballs in batches on  a high heat till cooked through .
Once the meatballs are done start preparing the sauce.
ASIAN SAUCE ....
Whisk together 2/3rds of a cup of hoisin sauce , 1/4 cup of rice wine vinegar , 1 dspof minced garlic ,, 2 tbs of soy sauce / tamari, 1 tsp of sesame oil,  tsp of minced ginger .
Pour the sauce gently over the meatballs and gently stir till covered .
Sprinkle with sesame seeds .
Serve with a cucumber salad .....
CUCUMBER SALAD
To make this salad slice thin strips from 2 Lebanese cucumbers , using a vegetable peeler .
Place the cucumber strips into a bowl and add 1 dsp of sesame oil ,1 tsp of fish sauce , , 1/2 tstsp of brown sugar and 1 tbs of mirin.
Mix gently and refrigerate until ready to serve .

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