July 2024 - Cooking with Rum

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                            THAI COCONUT CURRY MEATBALLS

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. Ground Beef
  • 1 lb. Ground Pork
  • 1 tsp. Curry Powder
  • 2 tsp. Ground Basil
  • ¼ tsp. Ground Ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder
  • 3/4 C. All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • 2 Tbsp. Coconut Oil
  • 1 small Yellow Onion, chopped
  • 1 small White Onion, chopped
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper, chopped
  • 2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
  • 2 Tbsp. Fresh Ginger, chopped
  • 3 Tbsp. Thai Red Curry Paste
  • 2 ½ C. Coconut Milk
  • ¼ C. Coconut Rum
  • ¼ C. Fresh Cilantro, chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • Juice of 2 Limes

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Mix well together the ground beef and pork in a medium sized bowl. 
  3. In a smaller bowl, mix together curry powder, basil, ginger, garlic powder, and flour. Add to the meat mixture and incorporate well. Finally, add the egg. Form the meatballs into 1 ½ inch diameter balls, and place on a large baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes.
  4. While meatballs are baking, make the sauce. Heat a large skillet to medium high heat, add coconut oil. Add the chopped veggies: onions, bell pepper, garlic, and ginger. Cook for 5 minutes or until onion is translucent. Add curry paste, coconut milk and coconut rum. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes until the curry paste is completely mixed into the sauce. Add salt to taste.
  5. Remove meatballs from oven and add to the sauce, cook for another 5 minutes. Add lime juice and chopped cilantro then stir. Serve hot over rice and garnish with additional fresh cilantro.

Suggested cocktail pairing:

                                   COCONUT MOJITO

Ingredients:

  • 1 Lime Wedge
  • 1 ½  tsp. Simple Syrup
  • 1 C. Ice Cubes
  • 2 Mint Sprigs
  • 2 oz. Coconut Rum
  • 1 oz. Light Rum
  • 1 oz. Cream of Coconut
  • 1 oz. Lime Juice
  • ½ C. Club Soda

Directions:

  1. Squeeze lime wedge into a highball glass; drop lime into the glass. Add simple syrup; muddle. Add ice.
  2. Gently press mint or slap mint; add to glass. Pour rum, cream of coconut, lime juice and club soda into glass; stir. If desired, garnish with additional lime.