Teriyaki Chicken Balls

Name: Teriyaki Chicken Balls
Yield: Makes 30 balls
Ingredients: 1 tsp grated fresh root ginger; salt and pepper; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 5 tbsp mirin; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 40 g/1½ oz panko or dried breadcrumbs; 1 large carrot, grated; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz chicken thigh fillets, diced; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tsp rice wine vinegar; squeeze of lemon juice; ½ large apple, peeled and grated

Preparation info

Makes
30
balls

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Real Food Kids Will Love

By Annabel Karmel

Published 2018

About

This is not one to be missed. It’s so quick and easy to prepare! Simply mix grated carrot, apple and fresh ginger with chicken, onion and breadcrumbs, bake in the oven, then toss them in a delicious Japanese glaze. Serve as they are for a snack, or with rice and vegetables for a main meal.

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
½ large apple, peeled and grated
1 large carrot, grated

Snack

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6 and line a baking sheet with baking parchment.

Put the onion, apple, carrot and ginger in a food processor with the chicken and breadcrumbs and blitz until finely chopped.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl, season with a little salt an