Thai Meatballs - minced chicken/pork - RTE

8 steps

Made about 15 meatballs (not sure). But was enough for 3-4 pax

Updated at: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:10:49 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per recipe

Calories1872 kcal (94%)

Total Fat105.8 g (151%)

Carbs124.5 g (48%)

Sugars61.7 g (69%)

Protein96.5 g (193%)

Sodium3682.7 mg (184%)

Fiber8.3 g (29%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

500gpork mince

ground pork, or chicken, I used frozen chicken mince from dog meat supplier one time, Another time, I ground the frozen chicken breast in Preethi and added in some garlic confit oil+ olive oil as no fat

1 Tbsplemongrass paste

i used the white inside of lemongrass - may need 2 lemongrass to get 1 tbsp, The lemongrass taste was evident, but not bad So can adjust to lesser if preferred

1 tspgrated ginger

3 clovesgarlic

minced

3kaffir lime leaves

stem removed and very finely shredded, optional extra

3Thai chillies

or birds eye, seeds removed and crushed, I used 2 and removed seeds, but 3 would also be ok if no seeds

¼ cupcoriander

leaves and stem finely chopped

1 tspsugar

any

1 Tbspfish sauce

can sub with soy sauce if required

¾ cuppanko breadcrumbs

extra 1/4 cup if needed

½ cupsweet chilli sauce

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 220C/430F (standard) or 200C/390F (fan / convection). Our Rowenta oven we usually use fan mode (1st setting), so keep at 200

Step 2

Place a rack ON a tray (optional, rack keeps balls slightly rounder). I just keep on aluminium tray directly, coated with oil

Step 3

Place Meatball ingredients in a bowl (except oil spray), mix well with your hands. Only use extra breadcrumbs if necessary - sometimes, chicken mince can be quite wet. Scoop up 1 slightly heaped tablespoon and roll into a ball (about 3cm / 1.25" diameter).

Step 4

Spray rack well with oil and place the meatballs on the rack.

Step 5

Spray meatballs generously with oil, then bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until a bit browned. They should be beautifully soft - see video! I kept on 2nd rack from bottom, 220 , 20 mins - so the bottom part had browned but top was white. Next time, try to flip over after 10 mins, so both sides are brown. My chicken got cooked upto 170-180, too much. Also, I had used fan mode, so next time lower temp to 200

Step 6

Serve warm with Sauce, garnished with coriander and chillies if desired.

Step 7

SAUCE:

Step 8

Place ingredients in a bowl and mix. Set aside for at least 10 minutes before using.