Thai Pork Meatballs and Sweet Chili Sauce

Ingredients:

For Meatballs:
2 lemongrass stalks, tender inner part, bottom 4 inches only
3 shallots, peeled
¼ cup fresh cilantro
3 green onions
1 inch piece ginger, peeled
1 small jalapeno
1 carrot, peeled and coarsely chopped
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp coarse salt
1½ lbs ground pork

For Sauce:
¼ cup lime juice
¼ cup fish sauce
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tbsp grated carrot
2 tbsp grated cucumber
3 tbsp chili paste (such as sambal olek)

For serving:
1 head of iceberg or butter lettuce, leaves separated (and large ones torn)
¼ large cucumber, thinly sliced

Instructions:

Serves: 8-10

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Combine all ingredients except pork in a food processor and pulse until minced. Transfer to a large bowl and add pork. Use your hands to thoroughly combine.

Form meatballs, using 1 rounded tablespoon of pork mixture each, and place on parchment-lined baking sheets 1 inch apart. Bake 25 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.

Meanwhile, make sauce by combining all ingredients in a medium bowl. Transfer to serving dish. Serve meatballs in lettuce cups with a slice of cucumber and a drizzle of sauce – I recommend putting out the components and letting guests assemble their own!

From foodess.com