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Chicken Frikkadels with Fresh Pineapple Salsa

40 Minutes
4 Servings
21 Ingredients

Description

Learn how to create these miniature oriental spiced chicken meatballs with a spicy pineapple salsa.

Directions

 

1. Place the chicken, lime zest, ginger, garlic and spring onions into a food processor and whiz until just combined.

2. Place the mixture into a bowl and add the soy sauce, honey, egg, breadcrumbs and chopped coriander.

3. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper and mix until well combined.

4. Shape into bite-size patties and refrigerate for a couple of hours to firm up.

5. Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry frikkadels for about 2 min. on each side or until golden brown and cooked through.

6. Remove from pan and place onto a serving platter.

7. Drizzle with a little sweet soy sauce and top with some pineapple salsa. Serve immediately.

 

To make the pineapple salsa:

1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper.

2. Serve with the chicken frikkadels.

Ingredients

• 500 g deboned chicken thighs; cubed

• Zest of 1 lime

• 1 small piece of ginger; grated

• 1 clove garlic; crushed

• 3 spring onions; roughly chopped

• 1 tbsp. (15 ml) soy sauce

• 1 tbsp. (15 ml) honey

• 1 egg

• 1 cup (250 ml) fresh breadcrumbs

• Small handful fresh coriander; roughly chopped

• Salt and freshly ground pepper

• Sweet soy sauce; for serving

• Vegetable oil; for frying

 

For the pineapple salsa:

• 1 small red onion; finely sliced

• 1 small pineapple; finely diced

• 1 red chilli; finely sliced

• ½ cucumber; finely diced

• Juice of 1 lime

• 1 tbsp. (15 ml) olive oil

• Salt and freshly ground pepper