Chicken Meatballs - General Cooking Principles
Chicken meatballs - a light and tasty main dish that goes well with any side dish: buckwheat, mashed potatoes, pasta, salads and vegetables. Meatballs are prepared quite simply and quickly, especially if you prepare chicken mincemeat in advance. The most common variant of minced meat for chicken meatballs is prepared from ground chicken breast, onion and soaked bread crumb, seasoned with a mixture of salt and black pepper. Bread can be soaked in milk or in water. Sometimes breadcrumbs, mushrooms, semolina, greens and various spices are added to the mince. Meatballs are first fried in a pan, then stewed until cooked in a tomato, sour cream or cream sauce. Chicken meatballs can be cooked in a pan or baked in the oven (in the latter case, the dish will be even more useful).
Chicken meatballs - preparing food and dishes
From the dishes you will need a frying pan for steaming vegetables and roasting meatballs, a cauldron or a saucepan with a thick bottom, a baking dish (for cooking in the oven) and a bowl for sauce. You will also need a grater, knife, meat grinder or blender, colander and cutting board.
Before you start cooking chicken meatballs, you must:
- rinse the meat and cut into pieces so that it is easier to scroll in the meat grinder;
- wash and boil rice;
- peel and chop vegetables, chop greens;
- heat to room temperature milk and cream;
- soak the bread.
Chicken Meatball Recipes:
Recipe 1: Meatballs Chicken
Chicken meatballs themselves are a light and delicate second course, and rice makes them even more nutritious and tasty. Minced meat is made from white chicken meat, vegetables, rice and seasonings.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 chicken breast;
- A glass of rice;
- Onions - 2-3 small heads;
- Carrots - 1 pc .;
- Salt, black pepper powder - to taste;
- Vegetable oil.
Preparation Method:
Rice pour water and put to simmer on low heat until the liquid is completely evaporated (a glass of rice - 1 glass of water). The pot needs to be covered with a lid, you do not need to mix rice Wash the chicken thoroughly, cut into small pieces and grind in a blender or meat grinder. Peel 2 onions and chop them in a blender, add to chicken. Put in minced cooled rice. Season with minced meat with salt and pepper and knead thoroughly with wet hands. Heat the vegetable oil in the pan. Make small balls out of minced meat and put them in the pan. Fry the meatballs from all sides and put in a saucepan. Pour water so that it covers the balls. Grate the carrots, chop the onion. Put the vegetables in a pan with chicken meatballs. After boiling, throw a few peas of allspice, simmer under a lid on low heat for about half an hour. You can season with salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe 2: Meatballs chicken in tomato sauce
Chicken meatballs in a sweet-spicy tomato sauce are juicy, fragrant and very tasty. The dish will especially appeal to men, as meatballs are first thoroughly fried, and then stewed and soaked in an appetizing gravy.
Ingredients Required:
- 1 kilogram of minced chicken;
- Rice - 1 cup;
- 1 egg;
- 2 carrots;
- Onion - 1 pc .;
- 2 tbsp. l flour;
- 50 g of tomato paste;
- Greens;
- Seasonings (paprika, pepper mix, coriander, thyme).
Preparation Method:
Rice must be boiled so that it is almost ready. You can put washed rice in a frying pan with a thick bottom, pour boiling water (water should cover the rice) and put on a small fire. In the process of cooking the rice will increase in volume and absorb water, if necessary, you can add a little more water. Rice recline in a colander and leave to cool. Chilled rice combine with minced meat, break the egg and season with peppers. We make small meatballs from minced meat and fry in vegetable oil. Peel the onions and carrots, chop the onions, and grate the carrots. Heat up vegetable oil in a separate pan and add flour, stir vigorously so that there are no lumps. Flour fry until golden. We lay out the bow and pass it until it becomes transparent. Then lay out the carrots and fry until soft. Add tomato paste to roasting, pour in a glass, season with spices and let the sauce boil. Put the meatballs in a deep frying pan and pour the cooked sauce. If the sauce was not enough, you can add hot water. Stew meatballs 15 minutes, served with chopped fresh herbs.
Recipe 3: Meatballs in cream sauce
Chicken meatballs have a delicate creamy flavor, thanks to a specially prepared sauce. Such juicy meatballs will especially please children. The main secret of the dish is an appetizing cream and cheese sauce.
Ingredients Required:
- A pound of chicken fillet;
- Onions - 150 g;
- A small bun;
- Salt, black pepper - to taste;
- Milk;
- Cream (10%) - 500 ml;
- Cheese - 300 g (preferably Maasdam);
- Garlic - 2-3 teeth;
- Greens.
Preparation Method:
Finely chop the onion, soak the loaf in a bowl of milk. Cut chicken fillet into several pieces and grind in a blender. Roll out the bread, mix in minced meat and onions. Add salt and pepper to taste, knead the mince thoroughly. We make small meatballs from minced chicken. We spread the balls in a greased form and send for 15 minutes in a preheated oven. Prepare a creamy sauce: chop the garlic and herbs, rub the cheese on a fine grater, mix the ingredients with each other and pour in the cream. We take out the form and pour the meatballs with creamy sauce. Bake in the oven for another 20 minutes.
Recipe 4: Chicken meatballs in a slow cooker
Chicken meatballs in the slow cooker will perfectly fit into the dietary and children's menu, as they are not subjected to pre-frying. Also, the dish will delight all any person who prefers healthy and tasty food.
Ingredients Required:
- 700 g minced chicken;
- 200 grams of rice;
- Bulb onion - 1-2 pcs .;
- 1-2 carrots;
- 1 egg;
- A glass of water;
- 70 g of tomato paste or 60 ml of ketchup;
- Sunflower oil - 65 ml;
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Preparation Method:
Wash rice and cook until ready to steam or a slow cooker (you can just boil it in salted water). Rinse thoroughly after preparation. Chop the onions, grate the carrots, pour butter into the slow cooker, put the vegetables. Put the mode “Frying” and cook for 10 minutes. In a separate bowl, put the minced meat with rice, add half the roast. Beat the egg, season with salt and pepper. The rest of the vegetables mixed with ketchup or tomato paste. Minced meatballs make small meatballs. Put the meatballs in a slow cooker, pour sauce, add water. Put the mode "Quenching" for 60 minutes.
Recipe 5: Meatballs with mushrooms
The wonderful taste of these croquettes is provided by an unexpected combination of chicken and mushrooms. Try, the flavor of this dish will not leave anyone indifferent.
Ingredients Required:
- 650-700 g of chicken fillet;
- Fresh champignons - 300 g;
- Onions - 2 heads;
- Egg - 1 pc .;
- Garlic - 2-3 teeth;
- Crackers - 2 tbsp;
- Carrots - 1 pc .;
- 45 ml of sour cream;
- 15 ml of tomato paste;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Olive oil.
Preparation Method:
Chop 1 onion, finely chop the mushrooms, fry in olive oil for 20 minutes to evaporate the liquid. Chop the chicken fillet in a blender or mince. Fried mushrooms with onions, also scroll or grind in a blender. Mix the mushrooms with the chicken, add the crackers, the egg and salt with the pepper. Blind minced meatballs and fry in vegetable oil. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots and sprinkle in the vegetable oil. Add tomato paste and sour cream to vegetables, pour in 350-400 ml of hot water, season with salt and pepper. Stew for 10 minutes. Meatballs put in a thick-walled pot, pour the sauce. Simmer under the lid for 30 minutes.
Chicken meatballs - secrets and tips from the best chefs
- you can not fry meatballs immediately, but make blanks by placing them in the freezer;
- when kneading the stuffing, it is recommended several times to beat off the bottom of the bowl;
- If the stuffing turns out to be watery, add 1-2 spoons of semolina.
