Almost everybody loves meatballs - typical viennese style with mashed potatoes, greek style with tomato sauce or sometimes just a juicy (Homemade! Not from the Restaurant with the big M -please!!) burger.
This is just one more way to prepare minced meat - if you are into the asian kitchen, you will definitely like it!
Minced meat (whichever you prefer - I take pork/beef half-half), mix it with egg, herbs (e.g. spring onion, red chili and cilantro or parsley, salt and pepper) and add some 5-spice powder. Be very careful with this spice as the taste is really intense!!! Once you have used too much you throw the whole thing in the bin...believe me...
You can prepare the meat in a pan (use coconut oil) or, if you want it less fatty, in the oven. Simply put the patties on baking paper and bake them at 200C for about 20 min. Take care they don't get to dark but make sure they are also done inside (especially when you use pork)
For the Sauce mix yoghurt (or my new favourite: SKYR) with lime cest, Cilantro, fresh nana mint and parsley. Salt and pepper of yourse and if you want a dash of vietnamese fish Sauce. If you like it you can also add some holy basil (Thai basil) - I hate the taste, but feel free....
Five-spice powder is an oriental blend of five fragrant (and healthy) spices ground together – fennel seeds, cinnamon, star-anise, cloves and peppercorn. Not only is this spiced concoction flavorful, it is also packed with medicinal properties. According to the philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), theses spices is comprised of the five vital flavors that our bodies require to nourish our internal organs – sweet, salty, sour, bitter and pungent.
#eatshitfu%!