Red Curry Chicken Meatballs and Soba Noodles

Name: Red Curry Chicken Meatballs and Soba Noodles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Chinese Rice Vinegar; 2 tsp Sesame Oil; 1 leaf Lime Leaf, shredded - freeze the rest; 3 tbsp Oyster Sauce; 2 tbsp Honey; 1 stick Lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped; 125g Green Beans, trimmed and finely chopped; 500g Chicken Mince, 2 lb 3 oz; 2tbsp Sesame Oil, plus a little extra; 200g Asian Greens, gai lan or choy sum, cut into 10 cm (4 inch) lengths; 4 tbsp Sesame Seeds; 1.5 tbsp Red Curry Paste; Black Pepper to taste; 1 Golden Shallot, finely chopped; Maldon Salt, to taste; 250g Soba Noodles, boiled and drained; 2 Lime, grated zest and juice plus wedges; 5 tbsp Soy Sauce; 3 Garlic, finely chopped

by Lucy Tweed

Poultry

3.5

20m prep time

40m total time

Medium level

19 ingredients

Red Curry Chicken Meatballs and Soba Noodles recipe by Lucy Tweed

You can turn this mix into fancy little party sticks, although I’m just not sure I’m ready for that on a Tuesday.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

For the meatballs, blitz the 1/4 of the garlic, the lime zest and juice, shallot, lemongrass, lime leaf and the sesame oil into a semi-smooth paste.

Step 2

Once blended, combine this with the chicken mince, red curry paste and chopped beans, and season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

In a hot, lightly oiled frying pan over high heat, fry off the meatballs in batches until nicely browned. Add the chopped Asian greens and saute for 2 minutes until slightly charred, then add the remaining chopped garlic and fry for a further 5 minutes.

Step 4

Cook the noodles according to the pack instructions, drain and leave to cool, then toss with a little oil to prevent them from sticking. Rinse the cooked noodles under hot water and add to the pan, along with the sauce you made earlier.

Step 5

Make a sauce from the soy, rice wine vinegar, oyster sauce a little **sesame oil and the honey.

Step 6

Toss the sauce and the noodles into the pan with the meatballs and cook until the meatballs are cooked though and the noodles are well coated. Serve with lime wedges and sesame seeds

Ingredients
Based on 4 servings

3 tbsp Chinese Rice Vinegar 1 x Blue Dragon White Rice Vinegar 150ml
2 tsp Sesame Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Sesame Oil, Toasted 250ml
1 leaf Lime Leaf, shredded - freeze the rest 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Lime Leaves x4
3 tbsp Oyster Sauce 1 x Healthy Boy Brand Oyster Sauce 300ml
2 tbsp Honey 1 x Sainsbury's Runny Honey 340g
1 stick Lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Lemongrass Sticks x2
125g Green Beans, trimmed and finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fine Green Beans 200g
500g Chicken Mince, 2 lb 3 oz 1 x Sainsbury's 500g British 6% Fat Chicken Mince
2tbsp Sesame Oil, plus a little extra 1 x Sainsbury's Sesame Oil, Toasted 250ml
200g Asian Greens, gai lan or choy sum, cut into 10 cm (4 inch) lengths 1 x Sainsbury's Choi Sum 200g
4 tbsp Sesame Seeds 1 x Sainsbury's Sesame Seeds 100g
1.5 tbsp Red Curry Paste 1 x Blue Dragon Thai Red Curry Paste Pot 50g
Black Pepper to taste 1 x Santa Maria Extra Fine Selection of Spices Tellicherry Black Pepper
1 Golden Shallot, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Echalion Shallots 400g
Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
250g Soba Noodles, boiled and drained 1 x Yutaka Soba Noodles 250g
2 Lime, grated zest and juice plus wedges 2 x Sainsbury's Limes x1
5 tbsp Soy Sauce 1 x Sainsbury's Dark Soy Sauce 150ml
3 Garlic, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Large Garlic