Thai meatballs in lettuce wraps

For a quick weeknight meal try these 30 minute Thai meatballs drizzled with sweet chilli sauce and served in fresh lettuce wraps.

Recipe «Thai meatballs in lettuce wraps» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 1 stick lemongrass, white part only, coarsely chopped, 500g Coles Australian Classic pork sausages, 1 tbsp lime juice , 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 Coles Brand Australian free range egg, lightly whisked, 1/3 cup packaged breadcrumbs , 2 tsp peanut oil, 8 iceberg lettuce leaves, 1 large carrot, peeled into ribbons, 2 Lebanese cucumbers, peeled into ribbons, 1 cup fresh mint leaves, 1 cup fresh basil leaves, 1/4 cup sweet chilli sauce.

Ingredients:

• 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped 
• 1 garlic clove, crushed 
• 1 stick lemongrass, white part only, coarsely chopped 
• 500g Coles Australian Classic pork sausages 
• 1 tbsp lime juice 
• 1 tbsp fish sauce 
• 1 Coles Brand Australian free range egg, lightly whisked 
• 1/3 cup packaged breadcrumbs 
• 2 tsp peanut oil 
• 8 iceberg lettuce leaves 
• 1 large carrot, peeled into ribbons 
• 2 Lebanese cucumbers, peeled into ribbons 
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves 
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves 
• 1/4 cup sweet chilli sauce 

Instructions

1. Process the chilli, garlic and lemongrass in a food processor until very finely chopped. Squeeze the pork mince from the sausage casings, discarding the casings. Add the mince to the food processor with the lime juice, fish sauce, egg and breadcrumbs and pulse until just combined. Roll mixture into 24 meatballs.
2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook the meatballs in 2 batches, turning them often, for 5-7 mins or until cooked through. Remove from heat.
3. Place 3 meatballs in each lettuce leaf. Top with carrot, cucumber, mint, basil and drizzle with sweet chilli sauce.
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