Flappy blue cheer!
Or happy new year. Whichever.
I am resolving (this is BIG) to (wait for it…) not make any resolutions. Bleh. More power to people who would like to, and I know in the past I’ve been big on it, but you know? 2015 was just fine! And hoping 2016 will be too.
Yeah, “just fine.”
I’m easy to please.
Oh hey speaking of easy to please, I made an old recipe last night with a few variations which are worth reposting.
Thai Meatballs with Coconut Sweet Pepper Rice
1 lb ground pork
1 lb ground chicken
2 cups carrots, finely diced
1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
~1/3 cup (loosely packed) chopped fresh cilantro
2 eggs
1 teaspoon powdered ground ginger (or ½ teaspoon fresh)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon sambal oelek (that little jar of chili garlic paste in the Asian section- I promise it’s not hard to find)
2 slices bread
1 can light coconut milk (or water)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a shallow bowl, pour 1/3 cup coconut milk over the 2 bread slices and let that soak in for a minute or two. Combine all ingredients, including soaked bread, into a large bowl and stir to combine well. Using a spoon (or your hands), plop 1.5-2” blobs of meat into a glass baking dish. These are not very oily meatballs, but I still prefer something with depth as opposed to a regular metal baking sheet. No need to actually roll these into meatballs, as they’ll be somewhat wet and loose (GROSS). Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until internal temp registers 170 degrees.
For the coconut rice, I used a rice cooker. You could just do it old-school over the stovetop too.
2 cups jasmine rice
Remaining light coconut milk + enough water to make 2 cups worth of liquid
1 bag sweet peppers, sliced (about 2 ½ cups)
Pour rice and coconut milk in rice cooker and set according to directions (with ours, you push the “white rice” button- so easy!). When there’s about 5-10 minutes left (either rice cooker or stovetop), add the peppers. You want them crisp-tender and steamed, not cooked to mush.
Serve 4 meatballs with ¾ cup rice & pepper mixture.
D'oh. Pay attention to the coconut milk can before you open it...
Wild haired peanut butter thief...
Boom. Easy tasty dinner. So far so good, 2016.
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