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Baked Asian Style Chicken & Rice Meatballs with Eggplants in Pasta Sauce

These Baked Asian Style Chicken & Rice meatballs with Eggplants is a perfect gourmet looking meal you can easily whip up from home! Top them off with your favorite Pasta Sauce and pair them with pasta of your choice or crusty bread!!
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Fusion
Servings: 3 people
Calories:
Author: Seasoned by Jin

Equipment

  • Cast iron skillet, 12" diameter
  • mixing bowl
  • disposable gloves
  • long tong
  • oven gloves

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • ½ cup onion diced
  • ¼ cup scallion chopped
  • 1 Tbsp garlic minced
  • tsp ginger grated
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • tsp black pepper + white pepper
  • ½ Tbsp mirin
  • ½ Tbsp sesame oil
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 1 egg large
  • 1 cup cooked sushi rice firmly packed
  • 5-6 Tbsp Mochiko sweet rice flour

Additional Ingredient:

  • 4-5 Tbsp Grapeseed Oil
  • ¼ cup Cilantro chopped
  • 24 oz Pasta Sauce
  • Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Optional Ingredients:

  • 2 piece Chinese eggplant, medium size chopped
  • ½ tsp sea salt for eggplant
  • 1 tsp Mirin for eggplant

Instructions

  • Into a big mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except for rice and rice flour. Use glove to incorporate everything well. Gently mix to preserve meat texture.
  • Add rice and mochiko, mix gently. Let it sit for 10-15min. Then make 2" round meatballs.
  • Wash eggplants & pat dry. Cut them into big chunks. Sprinkle with sea salt and mirin. Toss and let it rest for 10min.
  • Heat cast iron skillet. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Into the hot skillet, add oil then the meatballs. Cook for 3-4min, flipping half way. Take the meatballs out and place them on a plate.
  • Put the eggplants into the skillet and quickly stir them around until coated with oil, about 30 sec. Turn off heat and put the meatballs back into the skillet. Give it a mix and place the skillet into the preheated oven. Bake for 20 min.
  • Meanwhile, heat Pasta Sauce in a separate sauce pan until hot. Keep the lid on and keep warm.
  • Take hot skillet from oven and place on top of stovetop. Pour Pasta Sauce into the meatballs. Give it a good mix.
  • Garnish with chopped cilantro and parmesan cheese.
  • Can serve on a bed of pasta and crusty bread. Salt and pepper to taste.
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