Who wants Asian Chicken Meatballs tonight? You don’t have to go to the takeaway shop and pay a small fortune, just make these yummy balls at home!
Asian Chicken Meatballs
Juicy meatballs seasoned with Asian herbs and spices. Flavorful and versatile.
Course: DinnerCuisine: ChineseDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
300
kcalTotal time
1
hour10
minutes
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Ingredients
500 gram Chicken breast-trimmed (or 500 grams chicken mince)
1 number White Bread-stale slice
4 number Spring Onions-finely chopped
1 tsp Garlic-minced
1 tsp Ginger
1 tbsp Lemongrass -chopped finely (or use the grated zest of 1 lemon)
1 number Carrot-peeled, grated
1 number Zucchini -grated
1 tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 number Egg-Lightly whisked
2 tbsp Coriander leaves -chopped
200 gram Udon Noodles-optional
Directions
- Chop the chicken really finely until almost minced (buy chicken mince instead if you don’t like handling chicken this much). Place in a bowl.
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Line a baking tray with foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Use a stick blender to process the bread to make breadcrumbs.
- Add the spring onion, garlic, ginger and lemongrass and blitz to combine.
- Place in a large bowl.
- Add the chicken, carrot, zucchini, sauces, egg, coriander (if using) and noodles to the bread mixture and mix to combine well.
- Use your hands to roll the mixture into golf ball-sized amounts and place on the tray. The mixture might seem sloppy but it will hold together in the oven.
- Spray the balls well with cooking spray and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, turn carefully, spray again and bake for another 15–20 minutes or until the balls are cooked through.
- Serve as is or on a bed of stir-fried Asian vegies with a dollop of sweet chilli sauce. They also taste great popped into Asian soups.
- Recipe Hints and Tips:
- Asian Chicken Meatballs are suitable to freeze for up to two months.
- Recipe from Vegie Smugglers 2 by Wendy Blume (used with permission). Wendy has just launched the 2nd book in her series (they are AWESOME!!!).
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