Slow-cooker sticky Thai meatballs from Serious Eats

Where’s the full recipe - why can I only see the ingredients?

Always check the publication for a full list of ingredients. An Eat Your Books index lists the main ingredients and does not include 'store-cupboard ingredients' (salt, pepper, oil, flour, etc.) - unless called for in significant quantity.

Notes about this recipe

  • Rutabaga on January 02, 2020

    I made this again for a New Year's Eve party, and it was a hit. My older son also now likes the meatballs with the spicy sauce, and wanted to eat them all! I used a more "natural", less heavily sweetened brand of Thai chili sauce, and reduced the brown sugar by about one third. It was in the slow cooker for about four hours on low before I added the meatballs and turned it to high for an hour or so. This time, the sauce wasn't overly spicy or bitter, but turned out just right. I will definitely make this version again.

  • mrsmadam on May 07, 2018

    I more or less made these as written. I only had about 1/4 cup of the chili sauce pictured so after much hunting at several stores I substituted an unknown brand of "Sweet Thai Chili Sauce with Ginger", which was quite similar in taste. Until I get a new oven I will brown these in a skillet as mine were overcooked by the time my broiler browned them. Husband suggested making them into a meatball sandwich and I think that would be good with some added pickled onions and maybe daikon? Since there are only the two of us I have plenty left to give this a try. 11/28/21 I made this again, with a new oven and the broiler method worked beautifully. Received a second vote of approval from SO.

  • Rutabaga on February 20, 2018

    Overall, this is a very tasty dish. I set a few meatballs aside with no sauce for my kids, and they loved them. Since I was careful to deseed and fully remove the ribs of my jalapenos, the curry paste wasn't too spicy. The sauce, on the other had, was potently spicy. I didn't have the exact Thai chile sauce that seems to be called for, so used half a cup of Vietnamese chile garlic sauce and half a cup of sweet Thai chile sauce, and reduced the amount of brown sugar by half. Unfortunately, I had to leave the sauce in the slow cooker for close to 11 hours, and even on low it started to scorch and taste somewhat bitter. If you are going to leave it for more than 8 hours, it's probably best to set it to "warm". The sauce tasted great when I first added it to the cooker, so I'm certain the fault was mine. I'd like to try it again with the appropriate Thai chile sauce.

You must Create an Account or Sign In to add a note to this book.

Reviews about this recipe

This recipe does not currently have any reviews.

You are reporting a broken online recipe link to EYB. Please confirm that you want the report submitted. Please also suggest the correct URL for this online recipe to the below textbox.