Thai fish balls

Kids can take the plunge with these fish balls - right into a pool of sweet chilli sauce.

Recipe «Thai fish balls» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 500g firm white fish fillets , coarsely chopped, 1 tsp Thai red curry paste, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, 1 tsp finely grated lime rind, 1/2 tsp fish sauce , 3 shallots, trimmed, thinly sliced, 1 tbsp peanut oil, Sweet chilli sauce, to serve , 18 fresh coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

• 500g firm white fish fillets , coarsely chopped 
• 1 tsp Thai red curry paste 
• 1/2 tsp brown sugar 
• 1 tsp finely grated lime rind 
• 1/2 tsp fish sauce 
• 3 shallots, trimmed, thinly sliced 
• 1 tbsp peanut oil 
• Sweet chilli sauce, to serve 
• 18 fresh coriander leaves 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Place the fish, curry paste, sugar, lime rind and fish sauce in the bowl of a food processor and process until a coarse paste forms.
2. Transfer fish mixture to a bowl and stir in the shallot. Roll 1 heaped tablespoonful of the fish mixture into a ball. Place on a plate. Repeat with remaining fish mixture to make 18 balls.
3. Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add half the fish balls and cook, turning often, for 5 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a baking tray. Repeat with the remaining oil and fish balls, reheating the pan between batches. Bake in oven for 10 minutes or until cooked through. Set aside to cool slightly.
4. Use a little sweet chilli sauce to attach a coriander leaf to each fish ball. Serve with sweet chilli sauce for dipping.