How do you keep Thai balls in tomato sauce?

Store the Thai meatballs in tomato sauce in an airtight container in the fridge. With this you retain the taste and freshness. The dish stays good for up to 3 days. Make sure the container is properly closed to prevent dehydration.

Can you freeze Thai balls in tomato sauce?

Freezing: let the meatballs in the tomato sauce cool completely before you start freezing. This prevents condensation and ice crystals. Divide the dish into portions, so that you only thaw the amount you need. Place the portions in frozen -resistant bags or airtight containers. Press excess air from the pockets to prevent freezer fire. Label the package with the date of freezing so that you can check the freshness. The dish can be stored in the freezer for up to 2-3 months. Defrost and warm up: let the frozen Thai meatballs thaw in the fridge. This ensures even defrosting and retains the quality of the dish. Heat the meatballs in the tomato sauce in a pan over medium heat or in the oven at 180 ° C. Stir regularly to warm up evenly. Check if the dish is hot in the middle before serving it.

Thai balls in tomato sauce

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Easy

Enjoy Thai meatballs in coconut tomato sauce with this simple recipe. A surprising twist on a classic!

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Ingredients

What do you need?

Quantity: 4P

For the meatballs:
400 G
400 g mixed minced meat
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 garlic cloves
1 chili pepper
2 cm ginger
½ lemon grass (frozen)
Some branches of fresh coriander
2 tbsp peanut oil

For the sauce:
2 tbsp peanut oil
2 garlic cloves
1 sweet onion
Chili pepper (optional)
2 tbsp fish sauce
250 g tomatoes in cubes (tin)
250 ml of tomato passata
1 tbsp red curry paste
400 ml of coconut cream

For the finish:
1 avocado
A few branches of coriander
1 lime

For the rice:
250 g rice (basmati)
1 stem lemon grass
Salty

For the meatballs:
400 G
400 g mixed minced meat
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 garlic cloves
1 chili pepper
2 cm ginger
½ lemon grass (frozen)
Some branches of fresh coriander
2 tbsp peanut oil

For the finish:
1 avocado
A few branches of coriander
1 lime

For the rice:
250 g rice (basmati)
1 stem lemon grass
Salty

Preparation method

How do you make this?

Finely chop garlic, coriander, and chili pepper. Rasp ginger and lemongrass. Mix these ingredients under the minced meat, season with fish sauce and make balls of it.

Heat oil in a pan, fry the balls nicely brown, remove them from the pan and set aside. Use the same pan for the sauce.

For the tomato sauce: stew onion, garlic and chili pepper in oil. Deglaze with fish sauce, add tomato cubes, passata, curry paste and coconut cream. Add the balls and let it boil briefly.

For the finish: finely chop lime into segments, chop coriander, and spoon the flesh from the avocado.

For the rice: Cook the rice with a stalk of lemongrass and salt according to the package.

Serve the balls with sauce, rice, and finish with coriander, lime and avocado.

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