Brown’s Bites

Yellow Curry Meatballs with Peanut Shallot Crispies

Name: Yellow Curry Meatballs with Peanut Shallot Crispies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey; 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1 tablespoon avocado oil; 1 shallot, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon yellow curry paste (homemade or store-bought)*; 1 can coconut milk; 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable broth; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 1/2 tablespoons water; 1/2 cup roasted, salted peanuts; 1/2 cup crispy shallots (I buy mine at Trader Joe’s, but crispy fried onions work too); 1 1/2 cup jasmine rice, uncooked; Salad for serving (currently liking the lemon arugula salad mix from Trader Joe’s)

4 servings

servings

15 minutes

active time

35 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

1 pound ground turkey

1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 tablespoon avocado oil

1 shallot, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon yellow curry paste (homemade or store-bought)*

1 can coconut milk

1/2 cup chicken or vegetable broth

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 1/2 tablespoons water

1/2 cup roasted, salted peanuts

1/2 cup crispy shallots (I buy mine at Trader Joe’s, but crispy fried onions work too)

1 1/2 cup jasmine rice, uncooked

Salad for serving (currently liking the lemon arugula salad mix from Trader Joe’s)

Directions

Form Meatballs

Mix meatball mixture and roll into balls. (Also, now is a good time to start your rice. Cook according to package directions.)

Brown Meatballs

Heat oil in a a large skillet over medium heat. Add meatballs and cook undisturbed for a few minutes, until browned on one side. Flip them and let them cook to get browning on the other sides as well. The meatballs don’t need to be fully cooked at this point, you’re just building color and flavor.

Curry Sauce

Scoot the meatballs to the perimeter of the pan to make some space n the middle. Add shallots and curry paste; sauté until softened. Add coconut milk and broth; stir it all together. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes until meatballs are cooked through (165 degrees).

Thicken It

Add soy sauce and brown sugar. Whisk the cornstarch with the water; add it to the pan. As it simmers, the sauce will thicken into a gravy-like consistency and it is delightful.

Topping

Chop the peanuts and shallots together into a finely crumbled mixture.

Serve your meatballs over rice, with a scoop of extra curry sauce (dreamy). Top with the peanut shallot crispies. Salad goes on the side! What a meal!

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

601

Total Fat

43.2 g

Saturated Fat

21.5 g

Unsaturated Fat

Trans Fat

0.1 g

Cholesterol

78.2 mg

Sodium

880 mg

Total Carbohydrate

26 g

Dietary Fiber

2.7 g

Total Sugars

4 g

Protein

31.2 g