1/4 cup boiling water
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
1 medium cucumber, cut in half and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
1/2 small onion, thinly sliced, halved and separated
1 red or green bell pepper, chopped fine
1 pound ground turkey
4 teaspoons fish or soy sauce
1 tablespoon red curry paste
OR
1 teaspoon chili powder, MIXED WITH
1/2 tablespoon oil
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.
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reviews & comments
October 5, 2013
Very good Thai flavor I thought. I wasn't sure I'd like the cucumber with it but it complemented it nicely. I think some kind of cucumber sauce would also work good with the meatballs as a dipping sauce.
March 28, 2009
A delicious appetizer with a nice Thai kick to it. The presentation with the cucumber is perfect. Very easy to make too!