Asian Meatballs

Ingredients

2 tbsps clear honey

3 tbsps fish sauce

450 g minced meat; beef or chicken

1 tsp corn flour

Cooking oil for frying Salt and pepper for seasoning

4 spring onions

1 clove garlic

2 tsps lemon grass

1 tbsp mint

2 tbsps coriander

Dipping Sauce:

1 tsp chopped fresh coriander

2 spring onions, finely sliced

2 tbsps lime juice

2 tbsps light soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

Directions

1. Warm honey in a non-stick frying pan. Add the fish sauce and stir well until smooth. Set aside to cool.
2. Place minced meat in a bowl and fold in honey syrup. Add in spring onions, garlic, lemon grass, corn flour, mint and coriander. Mix and season with salt and pepper.
3. Shape into 20 balls and place on a tray lined with greaseproof paper. Refrigerate meatballs for about 30 minutes.
4. Brush the balls with cooking oil and fry for 3-4 minutes.
5. To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients together and serve in a sauce bowl.