This recipe was born out of my love for crockpot cooking and Thai cuisine. This is one of those recipes you keep on using time and time again because is easy to prepare and everybody loves it!

Thai basil or cinnamon basil is aromatically like anise or licorice because of the scent and taste. It’s widely used in Southeast Asian cooking. It’s one of the most important ingredients in Thai curries and it also plays a big role in Vietnamese cuisine.

Thai basil has small and narrow leaves with purple stems and pink-purple flowers. Thai basil herb is antioxidants and it contains vitamins and minerals, vitamins include A, C, and E.

The easiest way to make the meatballs is to use your hands to roll a chunk of the ground beef about an inch diameter. Make sure to lightly oil your hands, to avoid the meat mixture sticking to your skin.

Whenever possible, I try to use organic and grass-fed beef. The taste and health benefits of organic meats are vastly superior when compared to regular meat.

The taste of sweet basil is so mild that it can be eaten raw by adding it to a salad.

You can serve the meatballs with your favourite pasta noodles. They are also great as an appetizer. I normally serve them with dried sweet potato noodles.