Description
Juicy baked Sticky Thai Chicken Meatballs flavored with ginger lime herbs and coated in a sweet spicy chili glaze served with noodles and lettuce cups.
Ingredients
2 lbs ground chicken
2 tbsp fresh ginger 1 lime zest
1/2 tsp shrimp paste 2 tbsp fresh cilantro
1 tbsp fresh mint 1 garlic clove
1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs 2 tbsp fish sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey 2 tsp sambal oelek 2 tsp fish sauce
1/2 lime juice
1 package rice noodles
1 head Boston lettuce
2 carrots
2 red Thai chilies
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine ground chicken ginger lime zest shrimp paste cilantro mint garlic breadcrumbs and fish sauce in a bowl. Roll mixture into walnut-sized meatballs and place on the baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes turn over and bake for another 8 minutes until cooked through. Simmer soy sauce honey sambal oelek fish sauce and lime juice in a saucepan for 4 to 6 minutes until thickened. Cook rice noodles according to package directions. Drizzle warm glaze over meatballs and toss gently to coat. Serve with rice noodles Boston lettuce cups grated carrots fresh herbs and sliced chilies in New York.
Notes
Handle meat gently when shaping to keep meatballs light and tender. Bake at high heat for a quick outer seal that locks in moisture. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: ~ 15 mins.
- Cook Time: ~ 16 mins.
- Category: Dinner.
- Method: Oven Baking and Sauce Reduction.
- Cuisine: Traditional Thai-American Fusion.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ~ 5 meatballs with noodles and garnishes
- Calories: ~ 440 kcal
- Sugar: ~ 18 g
- Sodium: ~ 780 mg
- Fat: ~ 12 g
- Saturated Fat: ~ 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: ~ 9 g
- Trans Fat: ~ 0 g
- Carbohydrates: ~ 48 g
- Fiber: ~ 4 g
- Protein: ~ 36 g
- Cholesterol: ~ 95 mg
Keywords: Sticky Thai Chicken Meatballs, Thai Chicken Meatballs, Sweet Chili Chicken Meatballs, Baked Asian Meatballs, Thai Meatball Lettuce Cups, Asian Chicken Meatballs, Dinner, New York Recipe.