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     Title: Thai Turkey Bites
Categories: Thai, Poultry, Appetizers
     Yield: 25 servings

          - Pam Coombes RNCM95A
          - MM:MK VMXV03A
   1/4 c  Boiling water
     3 tb Brown sugar
     3 tb Lime or lemon juice
     1 md Cucumber, cut in half
          -lengthwise and cut into
          -1/4 inch thick slices.
   1/2 sm Onion, thinly sliced,
          -halved and separated into
          -rings
     1    Red or green chili pepper,
          -chopped fine
     1 lb Ground turkey
     4 ts Fish or soy sauce
     1 tb Red curry paste or 1 ts
          -chili powder and 1/2 ts
          -sesame oil

 For sauce: In a mixing bowl combined water, brown
 sugar, and lime juice. Stir till brown sugar
 dissolves. Add cucumber slices, onion, and chili
 pepper. Mix well. Cover and chill up to 3 days. In a
 mixing bowl, combine ground turkey, fish or soy sauce,
 and red curry paste. mix well. Shape turkey mixture
 into 1-inch meatballs; flatten slightly. Arrange
 meatballs in a microwave safe 8x8x2 inch baking dish.
 Cover dish loosely with waxed paper. Micro-cook on
 100% power for 5 to 7 minutes or till done, turning
 meatballs over and rotating dish a half-turn once. To
 serve, place meatballs in a chafing dish over burner.
 Transfer sauce to serving bowl. With a toothpick spear
 a cucumber slice, then a meatball. Dip in sauce. Makes
 25 to 30 meatballs. Meatballs maybe frozen.

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