Thai Meatballs With Sateh

Found this recipe on SparkPeople years ago and I love it! It's a fairly low calorie sateh meat dish.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 5

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  tablespoon  red peppers or 1  tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1  teaspoon ginger, root
• 2  teaspoons garlic
• 2  tablespoons  smooth peanut butter
• 2  teaspoons  packed brown sugar
• 1  tablespoon coconut milk
• 1  tablespoon basil
• 2  tablespoons  dried  coriander, leaf
• 500  g minced beef, 500 gram(s)
• 4  tablespoons fish sauce

Directions

1. Mix half of the coriander, half of the garlic and 2 tbsp fish sauce into the meat, using hands to mix well. Form little balls, with wet hands. Saute the balls in oil for about 5 minutes. When cooked lay them on paper towels to drain. Keep them warm.
2. Put the rest of the garlic, pepper and ginger root in the same pan and saute for 1 minute. Add coconut milk, peanut butter, sugar, 2 tbsp fish sauce and the rest of the coriander. Let it simmer while stirring, till the sauce thickens. Add basil, and serve with meat balls.
3. Nice with rice noodles.