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Thai Fish Balls with Lime Mayonnaise

Created by: on April 6th, 2010 - Categories: Appetizers, Dessert, Ethnic, Fish, Game Day, Sauce, Seafood, Sides, Snack, Thai

Fish frys are a big deal in Wisconsin, and finding a good one is always a topic of conversation at work. Sure, I make my own fish fry about three times a month, and it is a major hit with the family, plus I save a ton of money. There are times however, that as much I want a fish fry, I actually want something just slightly different, and last week was one of those times. After posting a question to all of my Facebook friends on what they were excited to eat for Easter, one of my friend’s stated some Thai dishes. The light immediately came on, and I had a real craving for not only Thai food, but fish in particular. This is where Thai fish balls come into play.

Thai Fish Balls Recipe

Call them Thai meatballs if you will, but call them delicious. These balls will be a real surprise to you and your guests. Make them as an appetizer, or an entree, as you will not go wrong with these. Oh yeah, and the dipping sauce that I made was something that I thought paired really well. Think of your Wisconsin fish fry, typically fried cod with tartar sauce, kicked up to a Thai-style, but instead of tartar sauce, a lime mayonnaise! Enough already, I am drooling just thinking about them.

Thai Fish Balls Recipe

Ingredients:

Place everything but the cooking oil in a food processor, and begin to pulse the fish and other ingredients down, not into a paste, but pretty darn close. You still want a bit of texture with the cod. Remove the blade from the processor, and with a spoon, begin to form your fish balls. Place the fish balls on a baking sheet lined with wax paper, and once all balls are formed, place these in the refrigerator for about 1 1/2 hours.

Heat your oil to about 360 degrees. Drop about 4-6 balls in the hot oil, gently moving around for only about 3-4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on some paper towel to let any excess oil drain.

Serve with lime mayonnaise, recipe is below.

Lime Mayonnaise Recipe

Ingredients:

Mix the ingredients together, and place in the refrigerator for at least one hour. Serve with the fish balls, dip your fries in it, or spread on your favorite deli sandwich. Whichever you chose, it is a real winner.

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6 Responses to “Thai Fish Balls with Lime Mayonnaise”

  1. Cynthia Says:
    April 6th, 2010 at 10:03 pm

    This sounds absolutely delicious! I love the mayonnaise dipping sauce :)

    http://www.thekitchenslave.com

  2. mark Says:
    April 16th, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    where do you find kaffir lime leaves? Anyone know an online source?

  3. daxphillips Says:
    April 18th, 2010 at 6:47 am

    You can find kaffir leaves in most Asian food markets.

  4. Tom Says:
    April 18th, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    You can buy Kaffir lime leaves online at this site.
    http://importfood.com/

  5. mae Says:
    May 23rd, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    these sound amazing. do you think they would barbeque well, maybe on skewers?

  6. daxphillips Says:
    May 23rd, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    Good question about grilling the fish balls. You could probably get away with it and even make them into patties. If you give it a try, let me know!

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