This is an easy, budget-friendly Chinese-style chicken ball recipe using chicken breast, cabbage, and quail eggs. The chicken balls have a fluffy texture with a hidden quail egg inside, perfectly complementing the tender, melty cabbage. It's a dish that will make you want to eat more rice.

Ingredients

Main Ingredients (2 servings)

  • Chicken Breast 200g (approx. 1/2 breast)
  • Cabbage 250g (approx. 1/8 head)
  • Quail Eggs (boiled) 1 bag (approx. 6-8 eggs)
  • Potato Starch 1.5 tbsp

Seasonings

  • [A] Cooking Sake (Rice Wine) 1 tbsp
  • [A] Mayonnaise 1 tbsp
  • [A] Salt (to taste)
  • [B] Water 3 tbsp
  • [B] Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) 2 tbsp
  • [B] Oyster Sauce 1 tbsp
  • [B] Chicken Bouillon Powder 1 tsp
  • [B] Potato Starch 1 tsp
  • [B] Sesame Oil 1 tsp

Steps

  1. Cut cabbage (250g, approx. 1/8 head) into 1-2cm wide pieces.
  2. In a bowl, combine 3 tbsp water, 2 tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine), 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder, 1 tsp potato starch, and 1 tsp sesame oil. Mix well to create the sauce.
  3. Remove the skin from the chicken breast (200g, approx. 1/2 breast) and slice it into two. Cut the chicken breast into about 1cm cubes and pound them to a minced texture. (Tip: You can also use ground chicken for a delicious result.)
  4. Place the minced chicken breast in a bowl. Add 1 tbsp cooking sake (rice wine), 1 tbsp mayonnaise, a pinch of salt, and 1.5 tbsp potato starch. Knead well until sticky.
  5. Scoop out the chicken mixture with a large spoon, place a quail egg (boiled) in the center, and then scoop another spoonful of chicken to cover it. Drop onto the potato starch.
  6. Coat the quail egg with potato starch, shaping it into a ball. (Tip: Using spoons makes it less messy and more efficient. If you don't have enough quail eggs, you can still make it delicious without them.)
  7. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Place the chicken balls in the pan. Stir them occasionally for about 4-5 minutes until browned all over, then transfer to a plate.
  8. Wipe off excess oil from the frying pan, then add the chopped cabbage. Cover with a lid and steam-fry over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until softened. (Tip: Steaming will make the cabbage tender and melty.)
  9. Stir the prepared sauce again and pour it into the frying pan. Heat until thickened.
  10. Once thickened, return the cooked chicken balls to the frying pan and stir to coat them with the sauce.
  11. Once the sauce has coated everything, it's ready. Plate and serve.

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