My Recipe Box - Thai Beef Koftas

Thai beef koftas, the recipe also includes a coconut sauce but we used Longo's
tzatziki instead and served it with Nate's gluten free foccacia and a Greek salad.


Ingredients

Coconut Sauce:  optional
1/2 cup coconut milk well shaken
1 teaspoon Thai red curry paste or Siracha 
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 teaspoons fish sauce
3 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Thai Beef Koftas
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon ginger minced
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoons Thai red curry paste
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
500 g/1 lb ground beef 

Instructions

Pre-heat grill to medium-high.

Shake together all coconut sauce ingredients. You may need to shake for a few min to get the curry paste completely dissolved. Set aside.

In a large bowl, mix together all kofta ingredients except the beef. Whisk until curry paste is completely dissolved. Add the ground beef and mix until completely combined.

Form 'elongated meatballs'. Do not exceed 2 tablespoons per kofta, as this gets very heavy on the skewer and difficult to handle/cook through. I found it easiest to mash together in my hands first, then roll out gently, then stick the skewer through the center.

Grill over medium heat, turning every 2 or so minutes for 8-10 minutes, until they are cooked through completely.

Serve with coconut sauce.

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These are great appetizers. Click on the image to enlarge as it is really small here!!
I thought I had lost my recipe so I had found one here.

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INGREDIENTS

FOR THE DUMPLINGS:

• 2 pounds zucchini, trimmed
• 2 teaspoons coarse kosher or sea salt
• 1 small red onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons raw cashews
• 4 large cloves garlic, peeled
• 4 lengthwise slices fresh ginger(each 2 inches long, 1 inch wide and 1/8-inch thick)
• 4 fresh green Thai, cayenne or serrano chiles, stems removed
• ¼ cup chickpea flour  is gluten free
• 2 tablespoons rice flour
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
•  Vegetable oil for deep-frying

FOR THE SAUCE:

• 2 tablespoons ghee or vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 small red onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 4 fresh green Thai, cayenne or serrano chiles, stems removed, coarsely chopped (do not remove seeds)
• 2 tablespoons raw cashews
• 2 tablespoons golden raisins
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon coarse kosher or sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ½ cup half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, for serving

PREPARATION

1. Prepare the dumplings: Shred zucchini using a food processor or box grater. Collect shreds in a large bowl and mix in salt. Let stand for about 30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, place onion, cashews, garlic, ginger and chiles in a food processor. Pulse until mixture forms a spicy-smelling, slightly chunky paste.
3. Wrap zucchini in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze out all the liquid. (Discard the liquid.) Transfer squash back to bowl and stir in onion paste mixture until combined. Add chickpea flour, rice flour and cilantro and stir to combine into a slightly wet batter.
4. Working quickly, place a heaping tablespoon of batter in the palm of your hand and squeeze it to condense it into a ball; transfer dumpling to a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining batter to make about 25 dumplings. (The longer you let the batter stand without shaping it, the more liquid the squash will release, making it difficult to handle. Adding more flour will make it manageable, but will also make the dumplings too dense.)
5. Pour oil into a wok, Dutch oven or medium saucepan to a depth of about 1 inch. Set over medium heat until a candy or oil thermometer registers 300 degrees. Meanwhile, line a plate or baking sheet with paper towels.
6. Once oil is hot, gently slide 8 dumplings into pan. Fry, turning occasionally, until they are honey brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove dumplings with a slotted spoon and drain on the paper towels. Repeat with remaining dumplings. You may need to adjust heat to maintain the oil temperature.
7. Make the sauce: Heat ghee or oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cumin seeds and cook until they sizzle and darken, 5 to 10 seconds. Immediately add onions, chiles, cashews and raisins. Stir-fry until onion is soft and golden, chiles are pungent, cashews have turned honey brown, and raisins have swelled and darkened, about 5 minutes.
8. Add tomatoes, salt and turmeric to the saucepan, stirring once or twice to combine. Transfer to a blender and purée, scraping the inside of the jar as needed, to make a smooth and spicy-sweet red sauce. Pour sauce back into saucepan. Pour 1/2 cup water into blender jar and swish it around; add this liquid to pan. Stir in half-and-half and garam masala.
9. Gently add dumplings to sauce, making sure they do not break apart. Heat curry over medium heat until sauce starts to bubble, then lower heat, cover the pan, and simmer until dumplings are warmed through and have absorbed some of the sauce, about 5 minutes; do not stir. Sprinkle with cilantro before serving.

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