Chicken and Cilantro Bites

Submitted by KelBel

"Simple and delicious. Adapted from Epicurous"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 30 Pieces

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 1⁄4 cup rice vinegar (not seasoned)
• 1 lb ground chicken (not breast meat)
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 scallions, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Stir together soy and vinegar in a bowl for dipping sauce.
2. Stir together chicken, egg, cilantro, scallions, sesame oil, and salt with a fork until just blended.
3. With wet hands form chicken mixture into 1-inch balls, transferring them to baking pan as formed.
4. Bake in a 425 oven for 10-12 minutes.
5. Serve meatballs with dipping sauce.

Reviews

[SolightlyUK]

I wish I had doubled the recipe -- good oriental-ish flavours here. I had to use ground turkey as I couldn't get my hands on any ground chicken. Other changes: I only used the egg white, not the yolk; I had to add crushed crackers to make it dry enough to roll into balls, it was just too wet, and I used Ryvita sesame crackers for this; I added some fresh minced ginger and like another reviewer, a few dashes of tabasco; finally, I cooked them for about 20 minutes in the oven. Really scrumptious, will make again SOON.

 

[Mugsiewugsie]

I used 3 large green onions (that's what I had on hand) and, since I like more spice, I added 3 large cloves of garlic, a few dashes of Tabasco, and a few drops of the sesame oil to the chicken mixture. WOW!

 

[PetsRus]

Lovely fresh flavor because of the herbs. Because of a change in dinner plans these became burgers instead of bites...would make them again!! The only change I made was adding a clove of garlic to the chicken mix.