Meatballs in Peanut Chile Sauce

Submitted by strawberrybird

"An easy and delicious crockpot dish is from A Year of Slow Cooking. Posted for ZWT. You may use any type of meatball for this, but chicken meatballs are especially yummy."

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 5mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 40 meatballs
• Serves: 5-10

ingredients

• 40 frozen meatballs
• 2 tablespoons chunky peanut butter
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon red chili paste
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons white sugar

directions

1. Mix all ingredients together except meatballs. It's okay if it's still chunky.
2. Place meatballs in crockpot. Pour sauce on top.
3. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Serve over hot rice.

Reviews

[Maggiecme]

Love this recipe. It's super easy. I first made it for an office potluck. I wanted something in a crockpot but I didn't want to bring the same old meatballs everyone else makes. These were such a hit!! They are really great for appetizers. If being used as a main dish with rice or something I would want more sauce but I've only made these for potlucks so it's worked out well. I call them Thai Meatballs when signing up for the potluck as the chili paste/peanut/soy blend is similar to what many would recognize as Thai. I also end up using frozen italian meatballs every time as my grocery store doesn't have much of a selection but the little bit of italian spices in the meatballs doesn't seem to conflict with the recipe. Everyone raves, every time. Thanks for a great recipe.

 

[Maryland Jim]

DW and I liked this but there was one small problem. The recipe as written doesn't make enough sauce. The next time I make this, and there will be a next time, I will double the recipe for the sauce and possible add more chili paste. Made for ZWT6. Voracious Vagabonds.