Honey Sriracha chicken meatballs
Juicy honey sriracha chicken meatballs in a savory, spicy sauce is a delicious and easy dinner recipe.
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
