Name: Pork meatball green curry
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 800 gram pork mince; 3 centimetre piece fresh ginger (15g), grated; 1 fresh long red chilli, chopped finely; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1/4 cup (75g) green curry paste; 2 x 400ml cans coconut milk; 2 tablespoon lime juice; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon grated palm sugar; 200 gram snake beans, cut into 5cm lengths; 1/3 cup loosely packed thai basil leaves; Lemon grass rice; 2 cup (400g) jasmine rice; 1 litre (4 cups) water; 10 centimetre stick lemon grass (20g), halved lengthways; 1 fresh long red chilli, halved lengthways

Ingredients

800 gram pork mince

3 centimetre piece fresh ginger (15g), grated

1 fresh long red chilli, chopped finely

2 clove garlic, crushed

1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander

1 tablespoon peanut oil

1/4 cup (75g) green curry paste

2 x 400ml cans coconut milk

2 tablespoon lime juice

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon grated palm sugar

200 gram snake beans, cut into 5cm lengths

1/3 cup loosely packed thai basil leaves

Lemon grass rice

2 cup (400g) jasmine rice

1 litre (4 cups) water

10 centimetre stick lemon grass (20g), halved lengthways

1 fresh long red chilli, halved lengthways

Method

1.Combine pork, ginger, chilli, garlic and half the coriander in medium bowl; roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls. Heat oil in large frying pan; cook meatballs, in batches, until browned.

2.Cook curry paste in same pan, stirring until fragrant. Add coconut milk; bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.

3.Meanwhile, to make lemon grass rice; combine rice, the water, lemon grass and chilli in large saucepan; bring to the boil, stirring occasionally.

4.Reduce heat to very low; cook rice, tightly covered, about 15 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat, discard lemon grass and chilli; stand, covered, 10 minutes before serving with curry.

5.Return meatballs to pan with juice, sauce, sugar and beans; simmer, covered, about 5 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. Remove from heat; stir in remaining coriander and basil.

6.Serve curry with lemon grass rice.

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