Vietnamese Chicken Meatballs

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Vietnamese Chicken Meatballs



Ingredients:

1 pound Chicken breast (skinless/boneless)
3 cloves garlic minced.
3 shallots, chopped.
Handful of mint and coriander (more of the coriander)
3 Tablespoon Fish Sauce
1 stalk of fresh lemon grass, tender white inner bulb only, minced.
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper.
1/2 cup sugar

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees, line baking sheet with parchment paper. In a food processor pulse the chicken until coarsely chopped, transfer to a bowl. Mix the rest of the ingredients EXEPT the sugar and combine with chicken using your lovely hands.

2) Spread sugar on a plate. Roll the chicken mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls with slightly moistened hands. Arrange on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes until browned and cooked through.

3) Serve on bed of lettuce with sliced red onion and cucumber. Serve with Asian chili sauce.




Source
http://baking-haven.blogspot.com/2008/09/vietnamese-chicken-meatballs.html