Tray Bake Sticky Sesame Chicken Meatballs
Sweet, sticky and delicious. These tray baked sticky sesame chicken meatballs are packed with flavour and bake easily in the oven for a perfect week night meal.
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 1 tablespoon oil - canola/veg/sunflower
- 14 oz chicken mince (ground chicken)
- ½ cup panko
- 2 teaspoon sesame seeds - I used a mixture of white and black
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- pinch red chilli flakes
- 3 garlic cloves
For the sticky sauce
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup mirin
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- handful fresh coriander
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220°C/425°F.
- Pour the oil into a large roasting dish and put it into the oven, to get hot.
- Place the chicken mince, breadcrumbs, sesame seeds, sesame oil, salt, pepper and chilli flakes into a bowl, then crush in the garlic.
- Mix well to combine everything.
- Roll tablespoonfuls of the chicken mixture into balls.
- Remove the dish from the oven and carefully add the chicken balls. Once you have added them all, start back at the beginning and flip them all over.
- Put the dish back in the oven and cook for 5 minutes,
- Mix the soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, vinegar and honey in a small bowl.
- Remove the dish from the oven, add the sou mixture and shake the tray to coat the meatballs.
- Return to the oven and cook for 12-15 minutes until the sauce is sticky and the meatballs are cooked through.
- Sprinkle the meatballs with sesame seeds and chopped coriander to serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 2252mg | Potassium: 614mg | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 2.2mg
Nutrition is per serving
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