Thai Chicken Meatballs With Rice Noodle Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

250 g rice noodles
1 None cucumber, de-seeded and cut into thin strips
1-2 None red chillies, de-seeded and finely diced
2-3 tbsp sesame seed oil
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped
2 tbsp fresh coriander, finely chopped + leaves for garnish
1 None lime, juiced
500 g chicken mince
1 medium onion, finely diced
3 tbsp breadcrumbs
1 medium egg
50 g unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped

Preparation

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and saute cucumber and 1/2 the chilies for about 1 min then add to rice noodles. Mix sesame oil, oyster sauce, sugar, mint, 1 tbsp cilantro and lime juice then toss with noodles.
For the meatballs, mix ground chicken, 1 tbsp cilantro, onion, breadcrumbs, egg and remaining chili pepper. Season then form into 10-12 balls. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pan and sear meatballs for 10-12 mins, browning all sides. Serve with noodle salad. Sprinkle with peanuts and garnish with cilantro.