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Thai Pork Meatballs & Sweet Chili Sauce

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 8
Appetizer
Thai

Ingredients
  

For Meatballs:

  • 2 lemongrass stalks tender inner part, bottom 4 inches only
  • 3 shallots peeled
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro
  • 3 green onions
  • 1 inch piece ginger peeled
  • 1 small jalapeno
  • 1 carrot peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp coarse salt
  • 1 ½ lbs ground pork

For Sauce:

  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • ¼ cup fish sauce
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp grated carrot
  • 2 tbsp grated cucumber
  • 3 tbsp chili paste such as sambal olek

For serving:

  • 1 head of iceberg or butter lettuce leaves separated (and large ones torn)
  • ¼ large cucumber thinly sliced

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Combine all ingredients except pork in a food processor and pulse until minced. Transfer to a large bowl and add pork; use your hands to thoroughly combine.
  • Form meatballs, using 1 rounded tablespoon of pork mixture each, and place on parchment-lined baking sheets 1 inch apart. Bake 25 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, make sauce by combining all ingredients in a medium bowl. Transfer to serving dish.
  • Serve meatballs in lettuce cups with a slice of cucumber and a drizzle of sauce - I recommend putting out the components and letting guests assemble their own!