Breaded Chicken Balls With Lemon Glaze Recipes

EASY FRIED CHINESE CHICKEN BALLS

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Drizzle in sesame oil. Gradually add water, whisking constantly until smooth; batter should be the consistency of cream. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.
• Fill a deep pan or wok with oil and slowly heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix cornstarch and white pepper together in a large shallow dish. Dust chicken in the cornstarch mixture and dip into the batter, evenly coating each piece. Transfer to the hot oil in batches and fry until golden and no longer pink in the center, 4 to 5 minutes. Scoop fried chicken out with a slotted spoon. Drain on a clean kitchen towel. Repeat with remaining chicken.

BAKED CHICKEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly spray a pan large enough to fit the meatballs without touching.
• Combine chicken, bread crumbs, egg, cheese blend, oil, oregano, onion powder, and garlic powder in a large bowl. Mix well. Form into small balls and arrange in the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Flip and continue baking, about 10 minutes more. Broil for a few minutes to finish with a nice crust.

HOMEMADE CHICKEN BALLS FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Sift flour and add baking powder, and salt.
• In separate bowl, Beat eggs and add milk and oil.
• Blend liquid mixture into dry, beat well until smooth.
• Drop diced chicken into batter.
• Spoon out and place in deep fryer or pot of hot grease over stove burner.
• Fry until golden brown.
• Remove and place in bowl lined with paper towel to soak up excess grease.

CHICKEN PICCATA MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Add chicken; mix lightly but thoroughly. With wet hands, shape into 1-in. balls., In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Brown meatballs in batches; drain. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. , Add broth and wine to pan; increase heat to medium-high. Cook 1 minute, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add capers and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Add meatballs. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until meatballs are cooked through, 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in butter until melted. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve with lemon wedges.

BREADED CHICKEN BALLS WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• Slice the breasts into about 1-1/2-inch cubes (or smaller) then place in a large bowl.
• Toss the chicken strips with 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cover and chill for 20 minutes.
• For the batter; in a small bowl beat the eggs with 1/4 cup cornstarch, baking powder and pinch white pepper.
• Heat 2 cups vegetable oil in a wok to 350 degrees F.
• Using clean hands completely coat/toss the chicken with the cornstarch batter.
• Place chicken in the hot oil and fry (in batches) until browned and cooked through; set aside to a large serving plate and tent loosely with foil to keep warm while making the lemon sauce.
• For the lemon glaze; in a medium bowl combine 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1 cup chicken broth, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 3/4 teaspoon salt and food coloring (if using) mix until combined then add in the peeled lemon slices.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the wok and slowly stir in the lemon glaze mixture; cook stirring until the glaze is clear (at this point you can remove the lemon slices or leave in the sauce).
• Drizzle the glaze over the chicken.
• Place fresh lemon slices on top if desired.
• Serve with cooked rice.

BREADED LEMON-GARLIC CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Butter an 11 x 7-inch or a 9-inch baking pan baking dish (if doubling the recipe to make 12 breasts, use a 13 x 9-inch pan.
• In a bowl, combine the dry breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, parsley, salt and pepper.
• In another bowl combine the melted butter/garlic mixture and lemon juice; whisk well to combine (if you run out of butter when dipping the breasts, which has happened to me many times, just melt about another 1/4 cup butter and add in about 1 tablespoon more of lemon juice in the microwave.
• Dip chicken in butter mixture, then roll in crumbs (patting down the crumbs into the chicken breasts).
• Roll-up chicken jelly-roll style; place seam side down in a greased baking dish drizzle with any remaining butter mixture; sprinkle with paprika if desired.
• Place a slice of cheese on top the last 10 minutes of baking if desired.
• Bake uncovered for 35-45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked though (baking time will vary depending on how thin you pounded the chicken).