Vietnamese Meatballs with Chilli Sauce

Name: Vietnamese Meatballs with Chilli Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 24 pieces
Ingredients: 400 g chicken thighs, boneless and skinless; 10 g fresh root ginger; 4 spring onions; 2 garlic cloves; 6 sprigs fresh coriander; 2 stalks fresh lemon grass; 1 medium egg; 1 Tbsp light soy sauce; 1 Tbsp fish sauce; 1000 g water; 2 Tbsp caster sugar; ½ - 1 tsp dried chilli flakes; ½ lime

4.5 56 ratings

Prep. 15min

Total 25min

24 pieces

Ingredients

chicken thighs, boneless and skinless sliced (3 cm) (see tip)
400 g
fresh root ginger peeled, cut in round slices (2 mm)
10 g
spring onions (approx. 35 g), cut in pieces (2 cm)
4
garlic cloves
2
fresh coriander 4 sprigs cut in pieces, 2 sprigs roughly chopped leaves only, plus extra leaves for garnishing
6 sprigs
fresh lemon grass cut in pieces (1 cm)
2 stalks
medium egg
1
light soy sauce
1 Tbsp
fish sauce plus 2 tsp
1 Tbsp
water plus 2 Tbsp boiling water
1000 g
caster sugar
2 Tbsp
dried chilli flakes to taste
½ - 1 tsp
lime freshly squeezed juice only
½