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Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls
Fancy trying a delicious gluten free Chinese recipe; these sweet & sour chicken balls are better than any takeaway and can be made in minutes!
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Cook: 20 mins
Prep: 10 mins - 24 chicken balls
- Easy
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Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls
Fancy trying a delicious gluten free Chinese recipe; these sweet & sour chicken balls are better than any takeaway and can be made in minutes!
-
Cook: 20 mins
Prep: 10 mins - 24 chicken balls
- Easy
Ingredients
| For the sauce: | |
| 1 tsp chopped garlic | |
| 1 tbsp gluten free tamari | |
| 100ml pineapple juice | |
| 2 tbsp caster sugar | |
| 65g tomato ketchup | |
| 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water | |
| For the chicken: | |
| 4 chicken breasts | |
| 115g Juvela Gluten Free White Mix | |
| 2 tsp baking powder* | |
| Pinch of salt | |
| 130ml cold water | |
| 1 large egg | |
| 2 litres of oil for frying |
Method
- To make the sauce, mix the sauce ingredients together in a pan. Place on a medium-low heat until the sauce bubbles and thickens, then set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan to 170°C while you make the batter. If you don’t have a thermometer, test it by dropping in a tiny bit of batter when you think it’s ready. If it bubbles and rises to the top it’s ready - if it violently sizzles or smokes it’s too hot.
- Chop the chicken breasts into 3cm chunks. Add the Juvela White Mix, baking powder and salt to a bowl and stir together. Pour in the cold water and the beaten egg and whisk until smooth.
- Coat the chicken in the batter and leave to sit until the oil is hot enough. Once hot, drop the chicken pieces into the oil one at a time in batches of 5 or 6. Deep fry for 6 minutes, then remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and repeat until all the chicken pieces are cooked.
- Serve the chicken balls immediately with the sauce on the side for dipping. Thanks to Sarah @thegfblogger for this lovely recipe.
Reviews (1)
Heather
Lovely recipe, I've made this a few times with my fantastic white mix and it's a family favourite!
29th Oct 2023
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