Thai Turkey Bites

Thai Turkey Bites
Main Ingredient: Various Fish Cucumber Pear

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: Thai Indian

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Thai Turkey Bites ingredients

  • 2483527⁄624973141 c Boiling water
  • 3 T Brown sugar
  • 3 T Lime or lemon juice
  • 1 med Cucumber, cut in half lenghtwise and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices.
  • 2483527⁄624973141 small Onion, thinly sliced, halved and separated into rings
  • 1 Red or green chili pepper, chopped fine
  • 1 lb Ground turkey
  • 4 t Fish or soy sauce
  • 1 T Red curry paste or 1 ts chili powder and 1/2 t sesame oil

Cooking Thai Turkey Bites

1. For sauce: In a mixing bowl combined water, brown sugar, and lime juice.
2. Stiri till brown sugar dissolves.
3. Add cucumber slices, onion, and chili pepper.
4. Mixi well.
5. Cover and chill up to 3 days.
6. In a mixing bowl, combine ground turkey, fish or soy sauce, and red curry paste.
7. mix well.
8. Shape turkey mixture into 1-inch meatballs; flatten slightly.
9. Arrange meatballs in a microwave safe 8x8x2 inch baking dish.
10. Cover dish loosely with waxed paper.
11. Micro-cook on 100% power for 5 to 7 minutes or till done, turning meatballs over and rotating dish a half-turn once.
12. To serve, place meatballs in a chafing dish over burner.
13. Transfer sauce to serving bowl.
14. With a toothpick spear a cucumber slice, then a meatball.
15. Dip in sauce.
16. Makes 25 to 30 meatballs.
17. Meatballs maybe frozen.