Laotian Fish Balls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb fish fillet
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 red chilies, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemongrass, finely chopped, part only
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 spring onions, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons coriander, fresh leaves, chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons rice flour
• oil, for frying
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges, to serve

Recipe

• 1 finely chop the fish fillets. place the fish and fish sauce in a bowl and mix to combine.
• 2 add the chiles, lemon grass, garlic, spring onion, and coriander and mix well.
• 3 add the egg and rice flour and mix until thoroughly combined.
• 4 with slightly damp hands, make small balls from the mixture, each with diameter of approximately 1 1/4 inches.
• 5 heat the oil in a deep-sided frying pan or deep fryer; add the fish balls in 2 batches and fry over medium heat until holder. remove from the oil and drain on paper towels.
• 6 sprinkle coriandr over the fish balls and serve with lemon wedges.