Asian Chicken Meatballs
photo by Jubes
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 lbs ground chicken breast (raw)
- 1 (5 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 inches fresh ginger, peeled
- 6 -8 green onions, peeled
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons wheat-free tamari soy sauce or 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1⁄4 cup chicken stock or 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
directions
- Coarsely chop ginger, garlic and green onions.
- Place in bowl of food processor.
- Add water chestnuts to food processor.
- Grind until a thick paste forms.
- There will still be some small pieces of water chestnut.
- Remove paste, place in mixing bowl.
- Add sesame oil, soy sauce, broth and egg to water chestnut paste.
- Add chicken.
- Combine all ingredients until well blended.
- Heat large skillet, add enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom of the pan (to help prevent sticking).
- Using hands, or a small scoop, form a ball of meat about the size of a golf ball, place in the hot skillet.
- The meat mixture is very wet and loose, it will not hold it's shape well, so keep the balls small or they will flatten as they cook.
- Saute meatballs about 2 minutes or until browned on bottom, turn gently to an uncooked side, and continue cooking.
- Keep turning the meatballs as they cook, so that all sides are browned evenly.
- Cut a meatball open to test for doneness by verifying that it is cooked through to the center.
- Remove cooked meatballs and keep warm until all are done.
- Serve plain, or with your favorite dipping sauce.
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Reviews
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These were so moist and delicious. I used low-sodium soy sauce and chicken broth (those were the two ingredients with options). As a personal preference, I will probably only use about 1 inch of ginger next time. I loved the garlic and water chestnuts in the meatballs...yum!! I served them atop brown rice and drizzled with sweet and sour sauce. Fantastic, healthy dinner!! I was nervous because the mixture seemed too wet to put together - but it WORKED and it resulted in very tender and moist meatballs. :)
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Yummy! The Asian Chicken Meatballs are delicious! I used chicken thighs and minced/grounded the chicken my self as my butcher sold out a the pre-minced chicken. You were right about the chicken didn't hold its shape, so next time I may just use a small amount of chicken stock or just even chicken stock powder for the flavour. However if I used the chicken breast I may of used the whole 1/4 cup of the stock as breast gets dryer quicker. I also used an egg replacer because I don't like eggs. The flavour was perfect, served it with Japanese Spinach Gomae and steam rice. Thank you Sheynath
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5 stars- these were a really tasty asian flavoured meatball. The garlic and ginger was not at all overpowering. I did find that the mixture was much moister than the meatballs that I usually make and I was very tempted to add in some rice flour. I made the meatballs as stated and they turned out very tender and moist. They were a little difficult to manouvre in the pan but the final result was well worth the effort. Served on a bed of rice with sweet and sour sauce over the top. Thanks for sharing another great recipe :)
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sheynath
Salem, 77
I have loved to cook since I was a child. Several years ago I was diagnosed as gluten-intolerant, and I have been having a great time learning about gluten-free substitutions.
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