Baked Chicken Meatballs

Ingredients

Meatballs

• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 2 lbs ground chicken
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons of fresh grated ginger
• 1 small finely chopped shallot
• 4 chopped green onions
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• zest of half a lime
• Sweet and sour sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 3 Tablespoons ketchup
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2-3 Tablespoons hot chili sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 inch ginger grated

Directions

Meatballs

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, add bread crumbs and pour milk over them. Stir until milk is absorbed.
3. Add ground chicken, egg, salt, cilantro, shallots, green onions, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil and zest from lime.
4. With clean hands, mix together.
5. Shape mixture into balls of about 3 tablespoons each and place on baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes. Cut into one of meatballs to make sure they are cooked all the way through.
6. In the meanwhile, make the sweet and sour sauce.
7. In a large sauce pan, mix together the water and vinegar.
8. Whisk in ketchup, corn starch, soy sauce, sugar, chili sauce, garlic and grated ginger.
9. Bring sauce to boil.
10. Once cooked through, baste with sweet and sour sauce and set oven to broil. Broil for just a few minutes until browned.
11. Serve with garnish of cilantro and extra sweet and sour sauce.
12. (Makes 20 meatballs)