Thai chicken bites recipe by Herb Faust

Makes approximately 30 bites: Recipe by Herb Faust

Ingredients

• 600g lean chicken mince
• 50g mild red curry paste (see recipe below or purchase pre-made paste from your Asian grocer)
• 1 whole corn, peeled and boiled for 3 minutes and cooled, kernels removed (can use 80g of frozen corn kernels)
• 100g green beans cut finely and boiled for 2 minutes, plunged into iced water
• 250ml light coconut cream
• 100g glutinous rice flour (purchase at Asian supermarket)
• 1 egg
• 1 lime, juiced

Method

1. Place all ingredients except rice flour in a large mixing bowl. Stir with a large spoon until a uniform mixture is formed. Gently fold in the rice flour in two parts.
2. Keep folding until rice flour has been absorbed. Refrigerate for at least half an hour or overnight. When you’re ready to cook them, heat a non-stick pan with a little spray oil or grapeseed oil until medium hot.
3. Spoon the chicken mixture in bite size pieces into the pan. Cook for two minutes each side. Continue turning the bites in the pan until they are firm to the touch.
4. Remove the bites and serve immediately or keep warm in the oven until ready to serve. You can also refrigerate them as they taste great cold.

Red curry paste

Ingredients 

• 100g red chilli, deseeded and chopped roughly
• 100g lemongrass, white part chopped roughly
• 70g galangal, peeled and roughly chopped
• 40g shallot, peeled and roughly diced
• 250ml light coconut cream
• 10g garlic, peeled
• 10g coriander root, washed and scraped
• 4 kaffir lime leaves, torn from stem
• 1 tsp salt

Method

Place all ingredients in a food processor with 1 tsp salt and process until smooth. Store paste in a sealed sterilised glass jar with 1tbsp of grapeseed oil. It will keep for up to 4 weeks refrigerated.

Suggestion: These bites can be served with sweet chilli sauce for those who enjoy it.

Makes approximately 300 grams 

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