CHICKEN MEATBALLS WITH COCONUT CURRY
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast
- cut into thin strips
- ½ bell pepper chilli
- chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh chives
- chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley
- chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 50g/1¾oz grated fresh coconut flesh
- liquid from one fresh coconut
- ½ lime
- juice only
- 1 garlic clove
- finely chopped
- ½ scotch bonnet chilli
- chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh coriander
- chopped
- 100ml/3½fl oz double cream
- fresh coriander leaves
- to garnish
Directions
- To make the meatballs
- place the chicken
- chilli
- chives and parsley in a food processor and blend into a mince mixture.
- Roll equal portions of the mince mixture into golf ball-size meatballs.
- Heat the oil in a medium frying pan. Add the meatballs and fry for two minutes to brown all over.
- Transfer the meatballs to a baking sheet and place in the oven to bake for five minutes.
- Meanwhile
- to make the coconut curry sauce
- place the grated coconut
- coconut liquid
- lime juice
- garlic
- chilli
- coriander and cream into a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Cook until reduced to a thick sauce
- then pour into a warm bowl.
- To serve
- place the meatballs into the bowl of coconut curry sauce and garnish with a few coriander leaves.

