Pork and shiitake meatballs

To have in front of the tele-box with some fizzy pop.

You will have leftovers.  This is deliberate.

You will need:

1 packet of pork mince (around 500g but less is fine - do not alter the other ingredients)
4-6 spring onions (depending on length and girth) finely sliced into little rings
2 garlic cloves crushed
8-10 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water, drained and finely chopped
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
1 tablespoon of thai sweet chilli sauce
1 large handful of coriander (stalks and all) chopped
1 beaten egg

To serve:

1 butter-head, or other soft lettuce
Thai sweet chilli sauce

Method:

Mix all the ingredients together, form into ping pong sized balls and put in the fridge to chill.

Preheat the oven to 200C.

Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper.

Bake the balls on the sheet for around 25 minutes, until golden and cooked through.

Wrap each meatball in a soft butter-head lettuce leaf and dunk into a pot of thai sweet chilli 'sawse'.

These are even better cold......