Red Thai meatball curry

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• John

  16 September 2010

  John rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I found this a little bland. It needs more curry paste; double the amount stated in the recipe I would say.

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• **cUpCaKe MaKeR**

  16 September 2010

  **cUpCaKe MaKeR** rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I also found this a bit bland. Next time I think I would add some fried onions and garlic to the meatball mixture to give them more flavour. I would also add more curry paste and a dash of fish sauce (instead of salt) to the actual curry sauce.

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• George

  16 September 2010

  George rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The curry paste I used was very spicy, so happy with the flavours of the sauce, but the beef meatballs didn't go very well I didn't think! Would be much nicer using turkey or pork mince? I agree this recipe lacks something...not sure what....

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• K_Wilkinson

  16 September 2010

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• Steph

  17 September 2010

  Steph rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Not sure about using salt and pepper in it either! Very disappointing recipe, I felt there was very little genuine flavour in it, far too watery and the western seasoning made it even worse. Feeling very stupid for not going with my insticts on this one but these recipes are supposed to be trustworthy. Gutted that I've got 3 more portions to rescue flavour-wise.

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• Belkey

  20 September 2010

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  I was planning on making this before I read the comments, so was a little unsure! We were cheating and used readymade meatballs so I browned these off initially and then sweated an onion and the chilli and ginger in a pan before adding the curry paste and a spoonful of flour to act as a thickener. I then added the coconut milk and water as stated and carried on with the recipe as suggested, only other addition was baby corn as well as green beans. Contrary to others, we all enjoyed it.

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• ken

  20 September 2010

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• KateS

  21 September 2010

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  We followed the recipe (apart from the bamboo shoots, as I don't like them), and we really enjoyed it - it's gone into our book to do again!

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• Holly Black

  22 September 2010

  Holly Black commented on this recipe

  When I read this in the magazine I thought it looked great but then I had read these comments and was very unsure. Nevertheless, as i had already bought most of the ingredients I went ahead and made it but changed the recipe using other peoples feedback. For the meatballs I used 250g sausagemeat 250g mince beef. In addition I added dried cumin, corriander, chilli powder and fresh basil to the mix Once these had browned I then added to the pan with the oil, 1 chopped onion half a chilli, cumin, corrinader (fresh and dried) and a knob of butter to the pan and browned before adding the curry paste and then follwed the rest of the recipe. I served with noodles in big bowls and it tasted really good.

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• Midshipman

  22 September 2010

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  Followed tips by Belkey, 2 tbsp of paste and added some stock instead of the water to give a little extra flavour. Result? An instant favourite! My girlfriend loves it and cant wait for me to make it for her again

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• Fjura

  23 September 2010

  Fjura commented on this recipe

  I was very tempted to try this recipe because I love Thai food and in the picture it looks really nice. However, I was a bit hesitant after reading all the comments. Still, I tried it with a few amendments and it was a huge success! I doubled the amount of Thai red curry and fried the meatballs with some onions as suggested by 'cupcake maker' above. Also, I added some leftover ginger to the coconut milk. Instead of beans I used sweet peppers and asparagus. Will try it again next time I'll have guests around :)

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• vague girl

  23 September 2010

  vague girl rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this using green curry paste as that is what we had in the cupboard, I used over double the amount of curry paste and threw in some lemongrass. It was ok- I didn't have any basil so it was a little lacking there but I still didn't really rate it. My partner and friend liked it though.

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• JoRourke

  27 September 2010

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  Like some of the others here, my husband and I both found this a little bland. It was really disappointing as the smell was fantastic and seemed to suggest it would be super flavourful but unfortunately. I did like the meatballs (although husband wasn't so sure) but overall the lack of flavour let it down.

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• James Ponter

  28 September 2010

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  Also found this a little bland and watery, meatballs were tasty though! Will up the curry paste and reduce the liquid next time!

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• Susanna

  09 October 2010

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  Enjoyed this one, but I think I put in too much chilli as it came out very hot! It had a good taste, but I'd make sure you taste as you go along to adjust the heat.

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• Beth

  09 October 2010

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  My husband enjoyed this more than me. I also thought it was bland and uninteresting. Very disappointed.

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• lizpollard

  14 October 2010

  lizpollard rated and commented on this recipe

  

  was abit worried that i wasnt going to enjoy this after reading the comments but had already bought ingredients so went ahead with a few addaptions. Used fish sauce as recommended and spiced up the meatballs a bit really enjoyed it which as i was cooking for 1 and had to freeze the other portions was glad about. mine was quite hot, however i never seed my chillies as the seed is the hottest part enjoyed it and wasnt at all bland.

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• lizpollard

  14 October 2010

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  ps. as comments said was watery didnt add water just the coconut milk.

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• Rachel

  07 November 2010

  Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I had ready made meatballs so I put the ginger in with the sauce, YUM!

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• Rachthecook

  10 November 2010

  Rachthecook rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I couldn't be bothered with making the meatballs from scratch so I used ready-made swedish meatballs. It was absolutely delicious! Im usally up for doing things from scratch but looking at the comments above I think ready made meatballs are the best option- tastier and easier!

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Ingredients

• 500g pack lean beef mince (10% fat)
• 2 red chillies , 1 chopped, 1 sliced
• thumb-size piece ginger , grated
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
• 1-1½ tbsp Thai red curry paste , depending on how spicy you like it
• 400ml can reduced-fat coconut milk
• 225g can bamboo shoots , drained
• 140g fine green beans , trimmed
• juice 1 lime , plus extra wedges to serve
• 20g pack basil
• basmati rice or rice noodles, to serve

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Serves 4

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Prep 20 mins

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

• 500g pack lean beef mince (10% fat)
• 2 red chillies , 1 chopped, 1 sliced
• thumb-size piece ginger , grated
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
• 1-1½ tbsp Thai red curry paste , depending on how spicy you like it
• 400ml can reduced-fat coconut milk
• 225g can bamboo shoots , drained
• 140g fine green beans , trimmed
• juice 1 lime , plus extra wedges to serve
• 20g pack basil
• basmati rice or rice noodles, to serve

Per serving

371 kcalories, protein 31g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 2g, sugar 3g, salt 0.79 g

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