CHICKEN BALLS IN PINEAPPLE CART

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for EPISODE 21 / Nov.27- CHICKEN BALLS IN PINEAPPLE CART

Chicken balls are a food consisting of small, spherical or nearly spherical pieces of chicken. The dish consists of small chunks of fried chicken breast meat covered in a crispy batter coating. Chicken balls are placed in Pineapple cart.

Ingredients:

• 1 k minced chicken meat
• 2 pcs whole pineapples, fresh and big
• 2 pcs. carrots, brunoise
• 1 pc. bamboo stick
• 1 pc. white onion, brunuiose
• 50 grms. pring onion, chopped
• 200 grms. cornstarch
• 20 grms. flour
• 2 pcs. eggs. beaten
• 50 grms. celery chopped
• 2 liters oil for deep fry
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. white pepper powder
• 1 tsp. chicken powder seasoning

Procedure:

• 1. Combine minced chicken meat, carrots, onion, celery, spring onion, egg, salt, pepper, chicken powder seasoning, corn flour and all purpose flour.
• 2. Form into balls and deep-fry until golden brown and set aside.
• 3. Toss golden brown chicken balls into sauce and set aside.
• 4. Carve pineapple and cut into 2 slices round of fresh pineapple then carve to form a wheels then cut on center by using corer, then fill with carrots corer into the wheels and set aside.
• 5. Carve other whole pineapple; cut into carved half then remove pineapple meat inside, then assembly two wheels with bamboo stick both sides to shape like a cart trolley.
• 6. Place balls over the top and garnish with spring onion.

For sauce:

Ingredients:

• 1 pc. green bell pepper, brunoise
• 1 pc. red bell pepper brunoise
• 10 grms. garlic, chopped
• 250ml. pineapple juice
• 1 tbsp. white sugar
• 100 grms. cornstarch, dissolved
• 1 jigger brandy

Procedure:

• 1. Sauté garlic, bell pepper, flambé with brandy.
• 2. Add pineapple juice, sugar then thicken with dissolved cornstarch. Season to taste.