Crispy chicken meatballs on skewers.

Hello everyone! It has really been a while, school and life in general just took over but hope we are all doing great! I am here again to share another simple and yet delicious recipe, crispy chicken meatballs on skewers! You can have this recipe as an appetizer, a side dish or you can even chop it up and add it in a salad, depending on what you want😉.

So let’s get to it and start with the ingredients needed:

• 500g of minced chicken (depending on the amount and size you want to make)
• Two eggs
• One small onion (finely chopped)
• Two cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
• One red chilli or scotch bonnet (finely chopped)
• One smoked chicken sausage (optional)
• A spoonful of diced fresh parsley    
• One chicken bouillon 
• Half a teaspoon of salt
• A spoonful of mixed spice (curry, thyme, powdered coriander, chilli flakes, turmeric, black pepper and paprika )
• Corn flour or regular flour 
• Bread crumbs 

STEPS

So in your bowl with the minced chicken, add in your spices, seasonings, chopped veggies, chopped smoked chicken sausage, one egg yolk ( I discovered that adding a full egg made the mixture more loose and just the egg yolk did a better job), one tablespoon of bread crumbs (just to firm it up more) and mix everything together! You will have something like this;

Now you can use an ice cream scoop or a spoon to scoop up the desired amount and mold it into a ball. I also noticed that wetting your fingers with a little bit of water helped the molding  process and reduced sticking. Make sure all the balls are similar in size so they cook at the same time.

 

Now that you are done molding, in separate little plates, pour some corn flour or regular flour in one plate, in another pour some bread crumbs and then beat an egg in a little bowl. You can add some spices to your bread crumbs just to give it some extra kick. Next up, heat up your oil! For this recipe I preferred a deep fry to a shallow fry so I used a small deep pot instead of a pan, or you can use a deep fryer if you have one. 

Now roll your ball in the corn flour, then roll it in the egg, then roll it in the bread crumbs and then drop it in the oil on low heat. Fry till it’s golden brown, but just before you take it out, increase the heat just to make the coating more crispy, be careful not to burn it though!😄. It should take about two minutes on each side ( four to five minutes total). The cooking time also depends on the size of the meatballs, smaller meatballs take less time while bigger ones take more time.

And that’s it for this recipe! I garnished mine with some pickles and carrot roses/rolls. Don’t t forget you can be versatile with it and make it your own! I hope you give this recipe a try and enjoy!