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Vietnamese-Style Chicken Meatballs

Vietnamese-Style Chicken Meatballs

By Julia RackowOctober 13, 2020

  • Makes
    15-18 Meatballs
  • Cook Time
    25 minutes
  • Rating

These flavor-packed, quick-and-easy meatballs were inspired by traditional Vietnamese pork meatballs. They can be served with lettuce leaves for wrapping, piled onto cooked rice to make rice bowls, added to Southeast Asian soups or tucked into a baguette with pickled vegetables and a smear of mayo. The meatballs also make great appetizers. The recipe doubles easily, but form and cook the meatballs in two batches.

Ingredients
  • 3

    tablespoons neutral oil, divided

  • 1

    pound ground chicken

  • 1

    scallion, minced OR 1 medium garlic clove, minced

  • ¼

    cup lightly packed fresh cilantro, finely chopped OR ¼ cup lightly packed fresh mint, finely chopped

  • 1

    serrano chili, stemmed, seeded and minced OR 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger

  • Grated zest of 1 lime

  • 4

    teaspoons fish sauce

  • ¼

    teaspoon ground black pepper

  • Optional garnish: Sweet chili sauce

In a large nonstick skillet, swirl together 2 tablespoons oil and 2 tablespoons water. In a medium bowl, combine all remaining ingredients. Mix with your hands, then shape into ping-pong sized balls and place in the skillet. Heat over medium-high until simmering, then cover and cook until the outsides are no longer pink. Uncover and cook without stirring until deeply browned. Stir and cook, stirring occasionally, until well browned.

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