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Chicken Balls

You have surely made and eaten ćevapi, burgers, meat patties, meatballs and other ground-meat specialities many times, but the same from chicken, admit it, very rarely. It is time to change that, because dishes made this way are just as tasty as the ones you already love…

Time
45 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Medium

5.0 · 1 rating

By Bojan Nikolić ·

Chicken Balls

Preparation

  1. 1

    Take the meat off the bones and mince it.

    chicken

    Tip: You can use a meat grinder, but a blender chops it just as well.

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  2. 2

    Crumble a chicken stock cube and work it well into the minced meat.

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  3. 3

    Shape the mixture into balls with wet hands.

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  4. 4

    Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the balls for about 5 minutes, until nicely browned, then set them on kitchen paper to soak up the excess oil.

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Making the sauce

  1. 5

    Peel the onion and chop it.

    onion
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  2. 6

    Clean the carrot and slice it into rounds.

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  3. 7

    Peel the potato and cut it into cubes.

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  4. 8

    In the fat left from frying the meat, fry the onion, carrot and potato for about 5 minutes.

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  5. 9

    Add the cream, the water and the wine and bring to the boil.

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  6. 10

    Salt to taste, add the balls to the sauce and cook over moderate heat for about 20 minutes.

    Tip: If the sauce is not thick enough for you, feel free to add a teaspoon of cornstarch.

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Serving

  1. 11

    Serve the dish hot.

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