Spicy Chicken Balls

Rachael Ray

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 8 to 12 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground chicken
• 3  tablespoons soy sauce
• 2  pinches ground ginger (or to taste)
• 1  pinch cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
•  black pepper, to taste
• 2 -3  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro or 2 -3  tablespoons  chopped fresh parsley
• 1  cored fresh pineapple, drained and cubed
• 2  tablespoons  sesame oil or 2  tablespoons  peanut oil
•  hoisin sauce

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix the chicken, soy sauce, ginger, cayenne, garlic, pepper, and cilantro.
2. Form into 20 balls.
3. Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat; cook balls for 6 minutes, giving the pan several shakes as they cook.
4. Cut one open to make sure chicken is cooked through; add in pineapple chunks and remove pan from heat.
5. Drop 3 or 4 serving-size spoonsfuls of hoisin sauce into the pan and shake to coat the balls and pineapple.
6. Transfer to serving dish; serve with bamboo skewers or toothpicks.