Honey Sriracha chicken meatballs
Juicy honey sriracha chicken meatballs in a savory, spicy sauce is a delicious and easy dinner recipe. Served with steamed rice and greens, it’s a great family meal.
Ingredients needed
- Ground chicken/chicken mince.
- White bread. I’ve re-tested this recipe with the panade method (soaking bread in milk), panko breadcrumbs and dried breadcrumbs. I much prefer the texture of the panade method as it results in the juiciest, soft meatballs. It also means you don’t need an egg. Feel free to use one-third cup panko breadcrumbs and add a beaten egg instead.
- Milk. I used whole milk but any milk or even chicken stock will work.
- Fresh garlic cloves.
- Green onion/spring onions.
- Fresh ginger.
- Chilli flakes.
- Salt and black pepper.
- Honey.
- Sriracha.
- Soy sauce. Use Tamari or coconut aminos as substitute.
- Rice vinegar.
- Sesame seeds.
How to make honey sriracha chicken meatballs
Make the meatball mixture by combining the chicken, milk-soaked bread, minced garlic, finely chopped spring onions, minced ginger and seasonings together in a large bowl. Mix until all the ingredients are combined. To form the meatballs, use a cookie or ice cream scoop and scoop the mixture onto a chopping board. Using wet hands, shape the meatballs then set aside. Heat a large skillet or pan over medium high heat and add a few tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the meatballs and brown on both sides. Remove from the pan and set aside. In the same pan, add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds then pour in the soy sauce, honey, sriracha, rice vinegar and a cup of water. Bring the sauce to a simmer then add the meatballs back in. Cook the meatballs in the sauce for 8-10 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce has thickened slightly. Serve over rice or noodles with vegetables of your choice.
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Servings: 8
Calories: 306kcal
Ingredients
- 1 kg (2lb) ground chicken/chicken mince
- 2 slices (50g) white bread crusts removed
- 4 tbsp milk
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 4 spring onions/green onions finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger minced
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
For the sauce
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tsp ginger crushed
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup sriracha
- 1-2 tbsp rice vinegar to taste
- ½ cup water
- sesame seeds to serve
Instructions
- Tear the bread into small pieces, add it to a large bowl and pour over the milk. Allow to soak for 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken, minced garlic and ginger, spring onions, salt pepper and chilli flakes.
- Mix well until all the ingredients are combined.
- With wet hands, form the mixture into meatballs just smaller than a golf ball. Set aside.
- Heat a large skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat. Add a few tablespoons of vegetable oil then add the meatballs.
- Cook until browned on both sides then remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, cook the ginger and garlic for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Pour in the soy sauce, water, sriracha, rice vinegar and honey. Bring to a simmer then add the meatballs and cook for 8-10 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce has thickened slightly.
- Serve the meatballs over rice or noodles, sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Nutrition
Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 1687mg | Potassium: 752mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 207IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 2mg
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