Name: Chicken noodle balls with Thai slaw
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Chicken noodle balls; 500 gram chicken mince; 1 cup breadcrumbs; 1/4 cup sweet chilli sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 egg, lightly whisked; 2 green onions, finely chopped; 1 2cm piece ginger, peeled, grated; 100 gram packet crispy egg noodles, crushed; 12 bamboo skewers, soaked; Thai slaw; 1/4 red cabbage, finely shredded; 1 carrot, julienne; 100 gram snow pea sprouts, trimmed; 1/2 cup mint leaves, roughly chopped; 2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce, plus 1 tbsp extra; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

Chicken noodle balls with Thai slaw

Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

25M

Total

45M

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Ingredients

Chicken noodle balls

500 gram chicken mince

1 cup breadcrumbs

1/4 cup sweet chilli sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 egg, lightly whisked

2 green onions, finely chopped

1 2cm piece ginger, peeled, grated

100 gram packet crispy egg noodles, crushed

12 bamboo skewers, soaked

Thai slaw

1/4 red cabbage, finely shredded

1 carrot, julienne

100 gram snow pea sprouts, trimmed

1/2 cup mint leaves, roughly chopped

2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce, plus 1 tbsp extra

1 tablespoon lime juice

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

2.In a large mixing bowl, combine mince, breadcrumbs, sauces, egg, onion and ginger; mix well.

3.Roll mixture into walnut-sized balls. Place noodles on a plate. Roll chicken balls in noodles; arrange on tray. Chill 15 minutes.

4.Thread 2 meatballs onto each skewer. Return to tray; spray with oil. Bake 20-25 minutes, until cooked through and golden.

5.To make Thai slaw, in a large salad bowl, toss cabbage, carrot, sprouts and mint together. In a jug, whisk all remaining ingredients together; drizzle half over salad when ready to serve.

6.Serve chicken skewers with salad and remaining dressing.

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