Japanese recipe for 4 people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has shallot, carrot, chicken breast, lemon, oil, basmati rice, spring green, mirin, soy sauce and caster sugar.
Teriyaki chicken meatballs with rice & greens
Course: Japanese
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Chicken Breast: 500g boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs, cut into chunks
- Carrot: 1 carrot, cut into chunks
- Lemon: zest and juice 1 lemon
- Soy Sauce: 3 tbsp soy sauce
- Oil: a little oil
- Shallot: 2 shallots
- Caster Sugar: 3 tbsp caster sugar
- Basmati Rice: 200g basmati rice
- Spring Green: 200g spring green, chopped
- Mirin: 100ml mirin
Directions
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pulse the shallots and carrot in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the chicken, lemon zest and some seasoning, and pulse again until mixed. Using oiled hands, shape into small meatballs. Put on a baking tray lined with baking parchment and bake for 10 mins until browned and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, boil the rice following pack instructions, adding the spring greens for the final 4 mins. Drain well.
- Add the mirin, soy, lemon juice and sugar to a saucepan. Bring to the boil, then simmer until saucy. Remove from the heat, add the meatballs to the pan and roll them around in the sauce. Divide the rice and greens between plates or bowls and spoon the meatballs over.
