Meatballs in Lime Leaves

Ingredients

• 1 red chili pepper
• 1.5 cm fresh ginger
• 1 Garlic clove
• 1 Shallot
• sesame oil
• 600 g ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped cilantro
• 4 Tbsp breadcrumbs
• Salt
• black pepper (freshly ground)
• 30 Kaffir lime leaves

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash the chili, cut it lengthwise, deseed and finely chop. Peel and finely chop the ginger, garlic, and shallot. In a hot pan with 1 tbsp oil, quickly sauté the shallot with the garlic, ginger, and chili; remove from heat and let cool.

2. 2.

   Combine the ground beef with the egg, the shallot mixture, cilantro, and breadcrumbs into a firm dough; season with salt and pepper.

3. 3.

   Shape small patties from the meat mixture and wrap each patty in a lime leaf. Secure with a toothpick and brown all sides in a hot pan with oil. Reduce heat and let the meatballs finish cooking.