Name: Pork meatball bites
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 20, serves 4 adults and 4 kids
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tbsp clear honey; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 450g minced pork; 4 spring onions finely chopped; 1small garlic clove crushed; 2 tsp lemongrass finely chopped; 1 tsp cornflour; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint; 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander; olive oil for frying; 1 tsp chopped fresh coriander; 3 spring onions finely sliced; 2 tbsp lime juice; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil

2 tbsp clear honey
3 tbsp fish sauce
450g minced pork
4 spring onions
finely chopped
1small garlic clove
crushed
2 tsp lemongrass
finely chopped
1 tsp cornflour
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander
olive oil
for frying

For the oriental dipping sauce

1 tsp chopped fresh coriander
3 spring onions
finely sliced
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil

Method

step 1
Make the meatballs. Gently warm the honey in a non-stick frying pan, add the fish sauce and stir to make a syrup. Leave to cool.
step 2
Put pork in a bowl and fold in honey syrup, spring onions, garlic, lemongrass, cornflour, mint and coriander. Mix and season with salt and lots of black pepper.
step 3
Shape into 20 balls and put on a tray lined with greaseproof paper. Chill for 30 mins. To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients together, then set aside.
step 4
Brush the balls with olive oil and fry for 3-4 mins each side. Serve with the sauce.