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🍽️ Spicy meatballs on Asian egg noodles
835 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 stale roll
- 1 stalk lemongrass
- 2 red chili peppers
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 cm fresh ginger
- 4 stalks chives
- 1 bunch spring onions
- 600 g mixed minced meat
- 1 egg
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 400 g egg noodles (Asian market)
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
Instructions
- 1. Place the bread roll in a small bowl and cover it with a little water to soften it.
- 2. Clean the lemongrass stalk by removing the tough outer leaves.
- 3. Finely chop the soft inner core of the lemongrass.
- 4. Wash the chilies and cut them in half lengthwise.
- 5. Remove the seeds from the chilies and chop the flesh finely.
- 6. Peel the garlic and the ginger.
- 7. Mince the garlic and the ginger finely as well.
- 8. Rinse the chives under running water.
- 9. Shake the chives dry and cut them into small rings.
- 10. Wash the spring onions and trim off the ends.
- 11. Slice the spring onions into thin rings.
- 12. Squeeze the soaked bread roll so that only the soft interior remains.
- 13. Add the minced meat, the egg, half of the chopped chili, the garlic, the ginger, the chives, and the squeezed-out bread roll to a large bowl.
- 14. Season the meat mixture generously with salt and pepper.
- 15. Mix all the meatball ingredients well together.
- 16. Cook the noodles in boiling salted water until they are al dente.
- 17. Form small, uniform balls from the meat mixture.
- 18. Heat oil in a wok.
- 19. Fry the meatballs in the hot oil until golden brown on all sides.
- 20. Remove the cooked meatballs from the wok and keep them warm.
- 21. Add the remaining ginger, garlic, chili, and spring onions to the wok.
- 22. Sauté the vegetables briefly until fragrant.
- 23. Deglaze the vegetables with fish sauce and soy sauce.
- 24. Season the sauce once more with pepper.
- 25. Add the warm meatballs and the well-drained noodles to the wok.
- 26. Toss everything well so that the noodles and balls are coated with the sauce.
- 27. Serve the dish in small bowls.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 835
- Protein: 47 g · Fett/Fat: 35 g · Carbs: 83 g