Massaman Curry With Turkey Meatballs is a flavorful Thai coconut curry that can be served over rice. The turkey meatballs are made with Creamed Coconut Curry Spinach, but you can use plain turkey meatballs if you want to.
Course Dinner
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 439kcal
Author lowcarbmaven,com
Ingredients
Curried Spinach Turkey Meatballs
8ouncesfrozen spinach(could use up to 10 ounces)
1teaspoonyellow curry paste(or more to taste. Could also use madras curry powder or massaman curry paste)
1tablespoonpeanut butter(or your favorite nut butter)
½stickcinnamon
1tablespoonfish sauce(or more to taste)
1tablespoonssweetener of your choice(or more to taste)
juice of 1 lime
1medium red bell pepperthinly sliced
1medium carrotthinly sliced on the bias
3green onionscut into 1 inch pieces
Instructions
Thaw the spinach and squeeze it dry. Heat ¼ cup of coconut milk in a medium frying pan and add the yellow curry paste stirring until combined. Heat until the curry paste is fragrant, then add the rest of the coconut milk and the spinach. Stir until the spinach and coconut milk become a thick creamy mixture. Adjust seasoning. Let cool. Slice the vegetables.
Put the ground turkey in a large mixing bowl. Add the curried spinach and mix thoroughly with a hand mixer. Heat a large pan and 2 tablespoons of coconut oil over medium heat. Roll the curried spinach turkey mixture into meatballs about the size of a large whole walnut. Brown the meatballs in the pan, removing to a plate as they finish cooking completely.
When all of the meatballs have finished cooking, add the massaman curry paste to the pan. If the pan is dry, add some coconut milk to help the curry paste liquefy. Cook the Curry paste until it becomes very fragrant, then add the 1 ½ cans of coconut milk to the pan, scraping up all of the brown bits from the turkey meatballs. Heat to simmering. Add the peanut butter, fish sauce, and lime juice. Let the coconut milk thicken just a little. Taste for balance. We're going for a tart-sweet flavor with tart being the predominant one. I like to add more fish sauce. Different brands have different strengths, so start with the 1 tablespoon of fish sauce and add more to your taste.
Add the vegetables to the hot Massaman Curry, stir. Add the curried spinach meatballs to re-heat. Serve over rice or cauliflower rice.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Turkey Meatballs In Massaman Curry
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 439Calories from Fat 288
% Daily Value*
Fat 32g49%
Saturated Fat 20g125%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 112mg37%
Sodium 294mg13%
Potassium 1360mg39%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 2g8%
Protein 27g54%
Vitamin A 4550IU91%
Vitamin C 47.9mg58%
Calcium 60mg6%
Iron 2.7mg15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.