Spicey Chicken Balls

[CHIQUITITA]

Ingredients:

* 2 pinches ground ginger (or to taste) .
* 3 tbsps soy sauce .
* 1 cored fresh pineapple, drained & cubed .
* hoisin sauce .
* 1 pinch cayenne pepper (or to taste) .
* black pepper, to taste .
* 1 1/2 lbs ground chicken .
* 2-3 tbsps sliced fresh cilantro .
* 2 tbsps sesame oil or peanut oil .
* 2 garlic cloves, minced


Directions:

* Step #1 In a bowl, pepper, mix the chicken, cayenne, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, & cilantro.

* Step #2 Form into 20 balls.

* Step #3 Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat; cook balls for 6 mins, giving the pan several shakes as they cook.

* Step #4 Cut one open to make sure chicken is cooked through; add in pineapple chunks & remove pan from heat.

* Step #5 Drop 3 or 4 serving-size spoonsfuls of hoisin sauce into the pan & shake to coat the balls & pineapple.

* Step #6 Transfer to serving dish

* Enjoy the Spicy Chicken Balls recipe

[what a life]

will you marry me ?
man that sound sooooo good I can't wait to try it

[JonnyG]

Canned pineappple is good enough right?
Sounds tasty

[CHIQUITITA]

Originally Posted by what a life

will you marry me ?
man that sound sooooo good I can't wait to try it

I could'nt wait...... I made some balls and threw them in the bbq pit. Talk about 'Great Balls of Fire'! Sooo Goooood!

Originally Posted by JonnyG

Canned pineappple is good enough right?
Sounds tasty

Canned is perfectly fine..... but get the chunked not crushed pineapple.

Plus, this recipe also works really well with ground turkey. I actually prefer the turkey version better.