southeast asian meatballs, etc
jonathan levitt, globe magazine aug 2010

sauce:
6
3
1
T
ea
T
fresh ginger, finely chp
limes, juiced
sugar
combine, stir to dissolve sugar


3
T
fish sauce
add and set aside 30 min
meatballs:
1
1/2
2
2
1
1
lb
ea
clv
T
t
t
ground pork
shallot, minced
garlic, minced
fish sauce
black pepper, ground
sugar
mix, set in icebox for an hour





  • spoon 2 teaspoons of oil onto a platter; use the oil to coat your hands
  • scoop up a tablespoon of the pork mixture and shape it into a tight ball.
  • set on the oiled plate
  • repeat with the remaining pork; should be 20 meatballs
  • if grilling, prepare grill, then
  • soak wooden skewers for thirty minutes
  • slide the balls onto skewers, placing 3 on each
  • when the coals are ready, place skewers on the grill and cook for 10 minutes without moving.
  • turn and continue cooking 10 more minutes or until the meat is cooked through
the main dish:
2
ea
heads bibb lettuce
separate into leaves
3
ea
carrots, matchsticked

8
ea
cilantro sprigs
leaves only
  • wrap the meatballs in the lettuce leaves
  • top with carrots and cilantro leaves
  • serve with the ginger-lime sauce