Thai Turkey Bites
Yield
25 servingsPrep
20 minCook
10 minReady
3 daysIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | cup |
water
boiling |
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
brown sugar
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
lime juice
or lemon juice |
|
| 1 | medium |
cucumbers
cut in half lengthwise and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices |
|
| ½ | small |
onions
thinly sliced, halved and separated into rings |
|
| 1 | each |
hot chili peppers
red or green, finely chopped |
*
|
| 1 | pound |
ground turkey
|
|
| 4 | teaspoons |
fish sauce
or soy sauce |
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
red curry paste
or 1 teaspoon chili powder and 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | ml |
water
boiling |
|
| 45 | ml |
brown sugar
|
|
| 45 | ml |
lime juice
or lemon juice |
|
| 1 | medium |
cucumbers
cut in half lengthwise and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices |
|
| 0.5 | small |
onions
thinly sliced, halved and separated into rings |
|
| 1 | each |
hot chili peppers
red or green, finely chopped |
*
|
| 453.6 | g |
ground turkey
|
|
| 2E+1 | ml |
fish sauce
or soy sauce |
*
|
| 15 | ml |
red curry paste
or 1 teaspoon chili powder and 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil |
*
|
Directions
For sauce: In a mixing bowl combined water, brown sugar, and lime juice. Stir until brown sugar dissolves.
Add cucumber slices, onion, and chili pepper. Mix well. Cover and chill up to 3 days.
In a mixing bowl, combine ground turkey, fish or soy sauce, and red curry paste. Mix well.
Shape turkey mixture into 1-inch meatballs; flatten slightly.
Arrange meatballs in a microwave safe 8x8x2 inch baking dish .
Cover dish loosely with waxed paper.
Micro-cook on 100% power for 5 to 7 minutes or until done, turning meatballs over and rotating dish a half-turn once.
To serve, place meatballs in a chafing dish over burner.
Transfer sauce to serving bowl. With a toothpick spear a cucumber slice, then a meatball. Dip in sauce.
Makes 25 to 30 meatballs.
Meatballs may be frozen.
