Thai Turkey Meatballs
Meatballs are such an easy way to use ground meat. You can put them in a variety of sauces and pair them with any carb or veggie and you’re good to go! I love Thai flavors and knew I had to make a Thai meatball recipe. These did not disappoint! Whip these up in 30 mins and have a delicious dinner that everyone will love!
Ingredients Needed
Ground Turkey: These can be made with ground chicken as well! I use ground turkey breast.
Green onions: These are the underrated star of the show. They go in the sauce and the meatballs.
Ginger: Fresh ginger makes all the difference. I’d strongly recommend using freshly grated ginger!
Almond flour: This helps act as a filler in the meatballs to make them lighter.
Egg: Eggs act as a binder for the meatballs!
Soy sauce: You’ll use this as the base of your sauce!
Rice vinegar: Adding this gives the sauce a little tanginess.
Garlic: It can be either grated or minced.
Honey: A form of sugar takes the edge off the soy and vinegar.
Samal oblek: I pictured this sauce with a little bit of heat but you can easily cut back on this if desired.
Corn starch: Adding corn starch to water and then to your sauce, helps to thicken it.
Recipe
Ingredients
Meatballs
1 lb ground Turkey
2 green onions, chopped
1 tsp grated ginger
1 egg
1/2 cup almond flour
Salt & pepper
Sauce
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 TBSP rice vinegar
2 TBSP honey
3 TBSP water
1 TBSP corn starch
1 green onion, chopped
1/2 TBSP ginger, grated
1 garlic clove, grated
1/2 tsp Samal oblek
For serving
Rice
Fresh green onion, chopped
Instructions:
Mix together the ingredients for the meatballs. Mix just until combined.
Heat a large skillet on medium heat with 1-2 TBSP of olive oil. Form the meat into 12 meatballs. Add the meatballs to the hot pan. Rotate as the meat releases from the pan.
Once the meatballs are cooked, remove from the pan. Add the remaining ginger, garlic, and green onion to the pan and sauté in the left over olive oil.
Make a corn starch mixture, adding corn starch with cold water. Mix until completely smooth.
Add in soy sauce, honey, and rice vinegar to the pan. Slowly add in the corn starch and mix the sauce continuous. Remove the sauce from heat when it starts to thicken.
Add the sauce to the meatballs and serve over rice. Enjoy!
