Beef Patties Recipe
Serve these spicy little meatballs with broad egg noodles and fiery chilli sambal as a dipping sauce.
Serves 4-6
Beef Patties Recipe Ingredients:
1/2 in cube shrimp paste
1 large onion, roughly chopped
1-2 fresh red chillies, seeded and chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
450 g lean minced (ground) beef
2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon soft dark brown sugar
Juice of 1 1/2 lemons
A little beaten egg
Vegetable oil for shallow frying
Salt and ground black pepper
1 fresh green and 1-2 fresh red chillies, to garnish
Beef Patties Recipe Cooking Instructions:
1. Wrap the shrimp paste in a piece of foil and gently warm it in a dry frying pan for 5 minutes, turning a few times. Unwrap the paste and put in a food processor or blender.
2. Add the onion, chillies and garlic to the food processor and process until finely chopped. Set aside. Dry-fry the coriander and cumin seeds in a hot frying pan for 1 minute to release the aroma. Tip the seeds into a mortar and grind with a pestle.
3. Put the meat in a large bowl. Stir in the onion mixture. Add the ground spices, soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice and beaten egg. Season to taste.
4. Shape the meat mixture into small, even-size balls, and chill these for 5-10 minutes to firm them up.
5. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan and fry the meatballs for 4-5 minutes, turning often, until cooked through and browned. You may have to do this in batches.
6. Drain the meatballs on a paper towel, and then pile them on to a warm serving platter or into a large serving bowl. Finely slice the green chilli and one of the red chillies, and sprinkle over the meatballs. Garnish with a whole red chilli, if desired.