The recipe says to fry the balls in shallow oil, I actually tried baking half of them the last time to see if that would work and not dry them out too much. The baked balls are just as good as the fried ones and I would bake all of them next time. I baked them at 180 degrees for about 13-15mins.
I also used wholemeal bread for the breadcrumbs - just tore up 2 pieces and let it become finely chopped in the food processor.
Chicken and Apple Balls by Annabel Karmel, New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner
2 tsp light olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and grated
2 large chicken breasts, cut into chunks
1/2 tbsp fresh thyme or sage, chopped, or a pinch of mixed dry herbs
1 chicken stock cube, crumbled (from 1 year)
50g fresh white breadcrumbs
salt and pepper (from 1 year)
plain flour for coating
vegetable oil for frying
Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté half the onion for about 3 minutes.
Using your hands, squeeze out a little excess liquid from the grated apple.
Mix the apple with the chicken, cooked and remaining raw onion, herbs, stock cube (from 1 year) and breadcrumbs and roughly chop in a food processor for a few seconds.
Season with a little salt and pepper (from 1 year).
With your hands, form into about 20 little balls, roll in flour and fry in shallow oil for about 5 mins until lightly golden and cooked through.
Makes 20 chicken balls.
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| Baked chicken balls |
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| Frying process - I don't use a huge amount of oil |
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| Fried chicken balls |
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| Baked - I'll bake them all next time |
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