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Thai Pork & Crab balls

pork, Recipe, seafood, South East Asian Pork, South East Asian Seafood, ThaiElizabeth AndersonComment

This delicious recipe is very easy to prepare and cook and leftovers warm up very nicely! Add a few chillies if you fancy a bit more bite. Serve with a tangy sambal (find our recipe for pineapple & cucumber sambal here) or sweet chilli sauce. Serves 4 as starter or light meal, or make extra small ones as canapes!

  • 500g pork mince

  • 200g tinned crab (or 2 tins), drained

  • 1 stalk lemongrass

  • 4 cloves garlic

  • 1 medium onion or 3 shallots

  • 50ml creamed coconut (put the rest of the carton in the freezer for another recipe!)

  • 1 tsp brown sugar

  • 2 tbsp fish sauce

  • 2 eggs, beaten

  • handful chopped coriander

  • 3 small chillies, finely chopped (optional

  • 12 slim rings of butternut squash (avoiding the part with seeds!)

  1. Blend the onion, garlic and lemongrass to make a paste.

  2. Add this to all the other ingredients except the butternut squash and combine well, adding a good grind of black pepper.

  3. Make 12 balls and chill until required.

  4. Place each ball on a piece of squash (this prevents it from sticking) and steam for 20-25 minutes.

  5. Serve warm as suggested above.