These Inexperienced Curry Hen Meatballs are the last word flavorful meal-prep recipe. They’re high-protein, low-carb, and full of wonderful Thai-inspired curry taste!
Inexperienced Curry Hen Meatballs
Love meatballs? Us too. These inexperienced curry rooster meatballs have a lot taste, are simmered in a scrumptious inexperienced curry sauce (that is very easy to make btw), and are good for a straightforward weeknight meal.
issues we love about this recipe
Listed below are a couple of causes we love this recipe a lot.
No have to activate the oven!
These rooster meatballs are excessive in protein and veggies.
They’re good for meal prep.
The inexperienced curry simmer sauce is so flavorful.
There are such a lot of methods to serve these meatballs.
Featured Substances
Floor rooster: these meatballs are made with floor rooster so they’re a bit leaner.
Candy potatoes: shredded candy potatoes are the “secret” ingredient on this recipe. It provides moisture and a binding agent to the meatballs.
Oats and flour: each oats and flour are a binder and a fill for the meatballs. You want them for this recipes.
Spices: we do a scrumptious mixture of spices within the meatballs to taste the meat and praise the inexperienced curry sauce.
Coconut milk: the curry we use for this recipe has a coconut base and that comes from the coconut milk. It’s creamy and pairs completely with the meatballs and spices.
Thai curry paste: it is a Thai-inspired dish. We use a Thai inexperienced curry paste that’s generally discovered within the grocery retailer.
Veggies: we made this a well-rounded meal by simmering peppers and onions within the curry sauce together with the meatballs.
Straightforward Swaps
Must make some recipe swaps? No drawback. Beneath are some frequent recipe swaps for this recipe.
Floor rooster —> floor turkey, floor pork, floor beef or a mixture
Make rooster meatballs. Add the bottom rooster, oats, flour, grated candy potatoes, spices, and olive oil in a bowl and gently combine the elements collectively till mixed. Use a tablespoon scoop to scoop the rooster meatballs into balls and roll them into meatballs.
Brown the meatballs. Warmth a big cast-iron skillet over medium/excessive warmth. Add olive oil. When the oil is scorching brown the meatballs on all sides. You’ll want to solely brown the rooster meatballs on the surface and make sure to not absolutely cook dinner them. They may proceed to cook dinner later. Take away the meatballs from the pan.
Make the curry sauce. Add the coconut milk, curry paste, lime juice, dragon sauce, salt, and pepper to a bowl and whisk the elements collectively.
Sauté greens. Depart any brown bits within the backside of the pan and add the final of the olive oil. Sauté the greens for 2-3 minutes.
Simmer elements collectively. Add the curry sauce to the greens and convey the sauce to a boil. Add the rooster meatballs and simmer the rooster meatballs within the sauce till they’re absolutely cooked.
Serve. When the meatballs are absolutely cooked, serve the rooster meatballs, veggies, and inexperienced curry sauce over rice.
Serve this with Hen Meatballs
You’ll be able to eat these inexperienced curry rooster meatballs all on their very own or serve it over rice, quinoa, or no matter your coronary heart needs. Beneath are our prime suggestions.
Hen Meatball FAQ
How do you retain meatballs moist?
The attractive factor about meatballs is that you may actually make them your individual. We added moisture to those rooster meatballs by including candy potatoes, (sure, candy potatoes). Baked rooster can generally dry up and the moisture from the grated candy potatoes helped hold the rooster.
How do I add moisture to meatballs?
Addfats.Make certain to decide on meat that has some fats! The fats melts and breaks down within the meatball which provides a ton of scrumptious taste and moisture. Be mild.If you roll meatballs, attempt to not pack the meat so tight. Depart room within the meatball for the elements to broaden and breath.
What can I take advantage of as an alternative of eggs in meatballs?
Eggs are used as a bind for meatballs. For those who don’t need to use eggs, attempt a flax egg, a chia seed egg, or like on this rooster meatball recipe, the shredded candy potato acted as a bind for the meatball!
What ought to I eat with meatballs?
It depends upon what sort of meatballs you make. These inexperienced curry candy potato rooster meatballs are scrumptious by themselves or served over rice, quinoa, or rice noodles.
Storage
To retailer this meal, let the rooster and curry sauce cool fully earlier than putting it in an air-tight container. Retailer it within the fridge for as much as 5 days. You’ll want to retailer this meal individually from any grain (rice, quinoa, and so forth.).
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1/4cupwhite complete wheat or gluten free oat flour
1small candy potatograted (~1/2 cup, squeezed)
1teaspoongarlic powder
1/2teaspoonfloor ginger
1/4teaspoonfloor turmeric
1/2teaspoonfloor cumin
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/8teaspoonpepper
1tablespoonolive oil
For the Curry Sauce
1tablespoonolive oil
115-ounce can full-fat coconut milk
1small crimson onionsliced
1crimson bell peppersliced
1cupsnow peas
3tablespoonsinexperienced curry paste
3tablespoonslime juice~1 lime
1/2tablespooninexperienced dragon or scorching sauce
Saltto style
Directions
Preheat oven to 375ºF.
In a big bowl, combine collectively all elements for the meatballs (aside from olive oil).
Warmth a big, oven protected skillet over medium warmth and add olive oil to the pan. Then, utilizing a tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop out combination and mould right into a ball along with your arms. It really works greatest in case your arms are barely moist with water. Place in skillet. Repeat.
Brown meatballs for 4-5 minutes (you don’t need them to be absolutely cooked). Take away from warmth. Set meatballs apart.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine coconut milk, curry paste, lime juice, dragon sauce, and salt and pepper. Put aside.
Warmth olive oil in the identical skillet you used for the meatballs. Add crimson onion, crimson pepper and snow peas. Sauté greens for two minutes. Add coconut curry sauce to the pan. Deliver to a boil.
Add browned meatballs to the skillet so they’re sitting within the curry combination. Place within the oven and bake at 375ºF for quarter-hour.
