kids & meat & vegetables 17 Nov 2009 10:02 pm
Chicken Meatballs, What
Ground chicken meatballs are pretty common in Japanese cooking. However I called mine Chicken Meatballs, What because that is what the Baby said when he discovered that I’d hidden edamame beans inside the meatballs. D’oh. It was worth a shot. Let me tell you, the Kid, LOVED them…the Baby, he feels a little betrayed right now.
ingredients:
1 pound ground chicken
1 egg
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon mirin
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup panko
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup edamame beans, shelled
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
If your edamame are still in their pods, shell them and place the beans in a small bowl, set aside for later.
In a small bowl combine the soy sauce, sugar, mirin and cornstarch.
Mix together with the ground chicken and the egg.
Add the panko and the black pepper, mixing well with your hands. Form small flat patties in your hand, and place one or two edamame beans in the middle, then seal it up to form a meatball. You shouldn’t see the beans. Shhh.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, turn over and then bake for another 10-15 until the meatballs are cooked through.
Even if you don’t want to trick your kids, just leave the beans out and these meatballs are great on their own. No trickery involved.
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on 18 Nov 2009 at 1:05 am 1.jami said …
I’ve been putting cauliflower in the mashed potatoes on the sly. I honestly don’t think they can discern it, but they still refuse to eat them. Go figure. And I’m truly not a fan of the “sneak in veggies” tactic – I want them just to eat the green stuff and like it.
on 18 Nov 2009 at 7:14 am 2.Sandra Dee said …
Jami – this reminds me of those Popeye Meatballs….
I like the concept of Japanese flavors mixed into a meatball – and since my kid inhales everything Japanese (well…he actually inhales ALL food placed in front of him) this would be perfect…especially over soba noodles
on 18 Nov 2009 at 10:18 am 3.justJENN said …
@jami I am not a fan of hiding veggies in food, like spinach brownies?? Ew. Come on. But I thought this would be a funny joke-and it was!
on 18 Aug 2010 at 8:33 pm 4.Our Man Horn said …
I totally saw that recipe — VERBATIM — in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on AUGUST 18th! YOU’RE A THIEF!!
Oh, wait. August 18, 2010.