Chicken, corn & prawn balls

Name: Chicken, corn & prawn balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 egg; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 eggs; 2 tbsp milk; 100 g/3½ oz/1 cup panko breadcrumbs; groundnut oil, for deep-frying; 1 recipe quantity Sweet Chilli Sauce, to serve; red onion, chive and tomato salad, to serve; red onion, chive and tomato salad, to serve; red onion, chive and tomato salad, to serve; 2 skinless chicken breasts; 150 g/5½ oz raw peeled tiger prawns (shrimp); 2 skinless boneless chicken thighs; 100 g/3½ oz/½ cup drained canned sweetcorn kernels; 150 g/5½ oz raw peeled tiger prawns (shrimp); 4 spring onions (scallions), finely diced; 4 spring onions (scallions), finely diced; 1 lemongrass stalk, finely chopped; 2 red chillies; 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs; 1 tbsp peeled and finely diced root ginger; 1 tbsp chopped chives; 1 tbsp chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

The Good Chicken Cookbook

By Marcus Bean

Published 2024

About

Chicken, corn and prawns make a great combination, especially in these crunchy meatballs created by egg-washing and breadcrumbing the meat mixture - add a spicy chilli sauce and you have a great dish.

Ingredients

For the Chicken, Corn & Prawn Meatballs

2 skinless chicken breasts
2 skinless boneless chicken thighs
150 g/

Starter

Method

Put the chicken and prawns into a blender and pulse until minced, then turn into a bowl. Add all the other meatball ingredients and combine together. Cover with cling film (plastic wrap) and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Divide and shape the mixture into 8 balls. Whisk together the eggs and milk in a shallow bowl to make an egg wash and put the breadcrumbs in a second bowl. Dip th