Crunchy Lamb Noodle Balls

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (60 g) package dried egg noodles (60g)
• 250 g lamb mince
• 1 small red onion, chopped finely (100g)
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh gingerroot
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup plain flour (35g)
• 1 teaspoon sambal oelek
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• peanut oil, for deep-frying
• 1/3 cup sweet chili sauce (80ml)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice

Recipe

• 1 crumble noodles in a large heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water; stand for five minutes or until tender; drain.
• 2 combine the noodles with the lamb, onion, garlic, ginger, coriander, egg yolk, flour, sambal oelek, fish sauce and salt in a bowl; mix well. roll teaspoons of the mixture into balls.
• 3 deep-fry lamb balls in hot oil, in batches, until browned and cooked through. serve lamb balls with thecombined chilli sauce and lime juice.