Thermomix Steamed Wrapped Chicken Balls in Chinese Cabbage

Ingredients:

1. 500gm of minced chicken
- seasoned with sea-salt, white pepper (optional), chopped carrots, fresh mushrooms (optional), cooking oil, cornstarch (you can use potato starch)
2. Chinese cabbage (wash the leaves and set aside to dry)
3. Toothpicks

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1. Fill the TMX jug to the number 2 mark.

2. Place the TMX jug onto the machine. Place cover and MC.

3. Set 30 minutes/100C/Speed 2.

4. Each chicken ball should be about 1.5 inches in size. Wrap each chicken ball with a cabbage leaf and stick a toothpick through it to hold it in place.

5. Place the chicken balls on the Varoma tray.

6. Once the temperature reaches 100C, remove the MC and place the Varoma tray on the TMX jug. Cover the Varoma tray.

7. Allow it to steam for about 15 minutes.

8. Once it is cooked, remove the balls and place new ones and continue steaming until all are cooked.

9. Serve them hot with soup or rice.

Bon appetit!

I did not have enough cabbage leaves. I steamed them on their own. It was delicious too!

Chicken Balls Noodle Soup

Dish 1 - Chicken Balls

For recipe, click on LINK

Dish 2 - Chicken Soup

For recipe, click on LINK

Add brown rice noodles, some choy sum veggie, add the chicken balls and pour hot soup over noodles. You can also have it with a poached or microwaved egg together with this dish.

Bon appétit!

Chicken Balls Fried Rice

Click on CHICKEN BALLS to view recipe on how to make the chicken balls for this dish.

Ingredients:

1. 4 cups of sushi rice

2. 1/2 a bulb of garlic (sliced thinly)
3. 2 stalks of spring onion (chopped finely)
4. 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
5. Home-made chicken balls
6. Sunflower oil
7. Sea-salt

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1. Boil the sushi rice and set aside to cool. (Alternatively, you could boil the rice the day before and keep it in the freezer.)

2. Heat the wok.

3. Pour about 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil into the heated wok.

4. Add the sliced garlic and fry until slightly browned.

5. Add the chicken balls, rice, finely chopped spring onions and eggs.

6. Stir everything and fry the rice until the eggs are cooked.

7. Add some sea-salt to taste.

8. Scoop onto serving plate.

9. Serve while the rice is hot.

Bon appétit!

Baked Chicken Balls

Ingredients:

1. 500gm of minced chicken (marinated with sea-salt and sunflower oil)
2. 1/4 cup of organic all-purpose flour
3. 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil
4. 3 cloves of garlic (outer layer removed and chopped into tiny pieces)
5. 1 stalk of chives (chopped into tiny pieces)
6. Soft brown sugar

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1. In a large mixing bowl, mix all of the ingredients above.

2. Preheat oven at 180C.

3. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

4. Once all the ingredients are throughly mixed, scoop round balls of the mixture with a soup spoon and place on baking tray.

5. Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken balls are slightly browned.

6. Serve with warm rice or as finger food.

Bon appétit!