Asian Chicken Meatballs
These Asian Chicken Meatballs are soft, juicy and tender coated in a deliciously sweet, spicy and savory saucy glazed, served with brown rice, broccoli and herbs.
Servings 4 people
Calories 397kcal
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 500 grams Ground Chicken/Chicken Mince
- 1 teaspoon Ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon Garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
- 1 tablespoon Fresh coriander leaves, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon Fresh mint leaves, finely diced
- ¼ cup Panko Breadcrumbs (sub wholemeal)
Sauce
- ¾ cup Sugar Free or Light Sweet Chili Sauce
- ¼ cup Soy Sauce
- ¼ cup Rice Wine Vinegar
- ¼ cup Sugar Free/Low Sugar BBQ Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chili paste
To Serve
- 2 cups Brown rice - cooked
- 2 cups Broccoli florets - cooked
Instructions
- Preheat fan oven to 180 C/ 320 F
- Prepare Meatballs: Add 500 grams Ground Chicken/Chicken Mince, 1 teaspoon Ginger paste, 1 teaspoon Garlic paste, 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce, 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder, 1 tablespoon Fresh coriander leaves, finely diced, 1 tablespoon Fresh mint leaves, finely diced and ¼ cup Panko Breadcrumbs (sub wholemeal) to a large bowl and mix together using a spoon, or your hands. Once combined, use a dessert spoon to portion out the mixture to make 18 meatballs. As you make them place each one on a baking sheet/baking tray, lined with baking paper.
- Bake meatballs for 20 minutes in a Fan oven at 180 C / 320 F, then remove and set aside.
- Make Sauce: Add ¾ cup Sugar Free or Light Sweet Chili Sauce, ¼ cup Soy Sauce, ¼ cup Rice Wine Vinegar, ¼ cup Sugar Free/Low Sugar BBQ Sauce, 1 tablespoon Chili paste to a bowl and whisk to combine. Add sauce to a pot or pan on the stove on high heat for 2 to 3 minutes (until it starts to bubble and get sticky). Add the meatballs into the sauce and toss to coat.
- Serving: Portion 2 cups Brown rice - cooked into 4 bowls, add meatballs and sauce on top. Add 2 cups Broccoli florets - cooked, and sprinkle sesame seeds on to serve.
Notes
- Protein: This recipe works well with ground turkey, beef and pork. You can also use it as a marinade, sauce or glaze on salmon and chicken breast, pork chops and ribs.
- Sugar Free Sauces: Coles and Woolworths stock low sugar and sugar free sweet chili sauce and sugar free BBQ sauce. One of the brands I often use is "Mingle". I also make my own sugar free sweet chili and BBQ sauce.
- Soy Sauce: I used light soy sauce, however regular soy sauce will work as well. I don’t recommend using dark soy sauce (to strong) or sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) – too sweet
- Chinese Five Spice Powder: this is a standard everyday spice found in most supermarkets in the spice aisle. If unable to find it, you can leave it out and will not adversely affect the overall flavor.
- Number of Meatballs: I made 18 regular sized meatballs (a bit smaller than the size of a golf ball). So it turned out to be four and a half meatballs per person. Alternatively you could stretch it out and make them slightly smaller and do 20 meatballs, and serve 5 per person.
- Nutrition: Nutrition information has been calculated for when this recipe is serving 4 and includes rice and broccoli.
Nutrition
Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g
