Chili Chicken And Sweetcorn Meatballs

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground chicken
• 4 spring onions, trimmed (scallions)
• 1 red chili pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
• 1 young ginger root, finely chopped
• 3 1/2 ounces sweetcorn, no added salt or 3 1/2 ounces sugar, drained
• 2/3 cup chicken stock
• 3 1/2 ounces pineapple chunks in juice
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 red chili pepper, diced
• 1 small green bell pepper, diced
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 place ground chicken in bowl and add spring onions, chili, ginger, salt and pepper (to taste only), and sweetcorn. mix with hands.
• 2 divide mixture into 16 portions and form each into balls. bring a pan of water to boil, and arrange the meatballs in a steamer or sieve. place over water, cover, and steam for 10-15 minutes.
• 3 to make sauce, lamb the stock and pineapple juice into another pan and bring to boil. add the carrot and bell peppers, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. stir in remaining ingredients and heat through, stirring until thickened.
• 4 drain meatballs and transfer to serving plate. garnish with chives and serve with sauce and rice.