Chicken meatballs
Chicken meatballs recipe with pictures, 10 steps in total. The first step, of course, is to prepare the ingredients. First, prepare two chicken legs, wash them and place them on a plate; second, use a knife to "separate the meat from the bone"—uh, that's a bit cruel... Finally... see the picture below. PS: It's best to use chicken breast for making meatballs because chicken leg meat has many things like blood vessels and tendons, which are very difficult to chop... directly affecting the shape of the meatballs later.
Method
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Step 1
The first step, of course, is to prepare the ingredients. First, prepare two chicken drumsticks, wash them, and place them on a plate. Second, use a knife to separate the meat from the bone—uh, that's a bit cruel... Finally... see the picture below. PS: It's best to use chicken breast for making meatballs because chicken drumstick meat has many things like blood vessels and tendons, which are extremely difficult to chop... directly affecting the shape of the meatballs later.
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Step 2
Lay the separated meat on the cutting board, top with scallions and ginger slices! And then?! Start chopping!
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Step 3
Hmm, it's time for these three ingredients to get together. Unleash your fury and let's begin!
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Step 4
It should be chopped even finer than shown in the picture; this will make the meatballs taste even better. Yes, it should be like a thin paste, with the meat, ginger, and scallions all intertwined!
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Step 5
Place the minced ingredients in a bowl, add the egg whites of 2 3 for coloring.
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Step 6
Add appropriate amounts of cornstarch, salt, thirteen-spice powder, and meat flavor enhancer to the meat sauce. Make sure to sprinkle it evenly!
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Step 7
This step is crucial (What? It looks exactly like the picture above? How is that possible?! Hehe, actually I forgot to take a picture...). Stir by hand to prepare for coloring and flavoring! Remember, from beginning to end, stir in one direction only, don't swirl left and right. The goal is to make it sticky, not crumbly.
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Step 8
After mixing the meat sauce, set it aside. Next, turn on the heat and boil the water. Note: The water temperature should be around 70 ℃; do not boil it, otherwise the meatballs will fall apart when added to the pot... I used a spoon to scoop them out, so the shape is rather far from perfect. If possible, use a mold to fill the mold with the meat sauce before pouring it into the 70 ℃ water; this will result in a more perfect shape. Also, after adding the meatballs to the pot, do not boil the water all at once, as this will also cause the meatballs to fall apart. So, remember to add water whenever the water is about to boil. Finally, once the meatballs are completely floating on the surface, you can confidently boil the water, and then they are ready to be taken out of the pot!
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Step 9
Finished product image
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Step 10
Hehe, I also made chicken soup, but it boiled for too long and there wasn't much soup left.
Nutrition
Nutrition has not been calculated for this recipe.