with Zesty Rice, Roasted Green Beans & Peanuts
If you take a meatball and smash it flat before cooking, a little kitchen magic happens: All those jagged, craggy edges that form get extra crisp and caramelized when roasting in the oven. Coat those patties with a sweet and spicy Thai chili coconut pan sauce and serve over zesty rice along with tender green beans. Finish with a scattering of roasted peanuts and squeezes of lime, and you’ve taken the humble meatball into fiercely delicious territory!
Allergens
Utensils
Tags
Ginger
1 thumb
Lime
1 unit
Coconut Milk
1 unit
Jasmine Rice
0.5 cup
Ground Pork
10 ounce
Panko Breadcrumbs
0.25 cup
Green Beans
6 ounce
Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
1 ounce
Peanuts
0.5 ounce
Salt
Pepper
Sugar
0.5 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
2 teaspoon
Butter
1 tablespoon
• Adjust rack to top position (middle and top positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince or grate ginger. Zest and quarter lime. Trim green beans if necessary.
• Thoroughly shake coconut milk in container before opening. • In a small pot, combine ¼ cup coconut milk (you’ll use the rest later), ½ cup water, 1 TBSP butter, ½ tsp sugar, and a big pinch of salt. (For 4 servings, use ½ cup coconut milk, 1 cup water, 2 TBSP butter, and 1 tsp sugar.) • Bring to a boil, then stir in rice; cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook until liquid has absorbed and rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve
• While rice cooks, in a large bowl, combine pork*, panko, ginger, salt (we used ¾ tsp; 1½ tsp for 4 servings), and pepper. • Form into 10-12 (20-24 for 4 servings) 1½-inch meatballs.
• Place meatballs on one side of a lightly oiled baking sheet. Using a lightly oiled spatula, smash meatballs to make ¾-inch-thick patties. Toss green beans on empty side with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. (For 4 servings, divide between 2 sheets; roast patties on middle rack and green beans on top rack.) • Roast on top rack until patties are cooked through and green beans are browned and tender, 14-16 minutes.
• When patties and green beans have 5 minutes left, combine chili sauce with remaining coconut milk in a large pan; heat over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer and cook until reduced by about half, 2-3 minutes. • Turn off heat. Stir in a squeeze of lime juice to taste.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in lime zest and season with salt and pepper. • Add patties to pan with coconut chili sauce; toss to coat. • Divide rice between bowls; top with patties and green beans. Spoon any remaining sauce over patties. Sprinkle with peanuts. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side. ***Ground Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.***
910
kcal
Calories
54
g
Fat
27
g
Saturated Fat
74
g
Carbohydrate
15
g
Sugar
4
g
Dietary Fiber
31
g
Protein
110
mg
Cholesterol
760
mg
Sodium