Name: Tamarind pork meatballs with papaya salsa
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 500g lean pork mince; 4 spring onions finely chopped; 1 stalk lemongrass woody leaves removed and finely chopped; grated to make 1 tbsp ginger; 1 egg white; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 1 tbsp cornflour; for frying oil; rice noodles cooked to serve; 1 papaya seeded, peeled and diced; 1/2 red onion finely diced; 1 green chilli finely diced; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1 lime juiced; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 1 tbsp sriracha or other Asian chilli sauce; 1/2 tsp caster sugar; 1 lime juiced

500g lean pork mince
4 spring onions
finely chopped
1 stalk lemongrass
woody leaves removed and finely chopped
grated to make 1 tbsp ginger
1 egg white
2 tbsp tamarind paste
1 tbsp cornflour
for frying oil
rice noodles
cooked to serve

PAPAYA SALSA

1 papaya
seeded, peeled and diced
1/2 red onion
finely diced
1 green chilli
finely diced
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 lime
juiced
1 tbsp olive oil

TAMARIND SAUCE

2 tbsp tamarind paste
1 tbsp sriracha or other Asian chilli sauce
1/2 tsp caster sugar
1 lime
juiced

Method

step 1
Put the mince, spring onions, lemongrass, ginger, egg white, tamarind and cornflour in a bowl. Season really well and form into meatballs (about 20). Heat a little oil in a frying pan and cook until golden all over and cooked through (about 4 minutes each side).
step 2
Toss all the salsa ingredients with the olive oil and season. Mix the sauce ingredients with 1 tbsp water. Serve the meatballs with rice noodles, salsa and a drizzle of sauce.