Thai Turkey Bites
1/4 cup boiling water
3 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
1 medium cucumber cut in half and cut, into
1/2 small onion thinly sliced,
1 red or green chili pepper chopped fine
1 lb ground turkey
4 teaspoon fish or soy sauce
1 tablespoon red curry paste or teaspoon chili powder and oil
For sauce: In a mixing bowl combined water, brown sugar, and lime juice. Stir till brown sugar
dissolves. Add cucumber slices, onion, and chili pepper. Mix well. Cover and chill up to 3 days.
In a mixing bowl, combine ground turkey, fish or soy sauce, and red curry paste. mix well.
Shape turkey mixture into 1-inch meatballs flatten slightly. Arrange meatballs in a microwave safe
8x8x2 inch baking dish. Cover dish loosely with waxed paper. Micro-cook on 100% power for 5 to 7
minutes or till done, turning meatballs over and rotating dish a half-turn once. To serve, place
meatballs in a chafing dish over burner. Transfer sauce to serving bowl. With a toothpick spear a
cucumber slice, then a meatball. Dip in sauce. Makes 25 to 30 meatballs. Meatballs maybe frozen.
Yield: 25
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