Vietnamese-style chicken lollipops

September 14, 2013 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

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Vietnamese-style chicken lollipops

Ingredients

  • DIPPING SAUCE
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 red chilli, seeded and chopped
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) brown sugar
  • 50ml lime juice
  • 45ml (3 tbsp) fish sauce
  • LOLLIPOPS
  • 500g skinless and boneless chicken fillets
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 lemon grass stalk, finely chopped
  • a handful of coriander, chopped
  • 2 red chillies, seeded and chopped
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) brown sugar
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) fish sauce
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • cucumber ribbons, to garnish
  • black sesame seeds, to garnish
  • onion sprouts, to garnish

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C and lightly grease a baking sheet.

2

For the dipping sauce, blend all the ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Set aside.

3

For the lollipops, blend all the ingredients in a food processor until they form a rough paste. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

4

Using wet hands, shape about 15ml (1 tbsp) of the mixture into a ball. Thread two balls onto each wooden skewer. Repeat until the mixture has been used up. Bake until firm and cooked through, about 10 – 15 minutes.

5

Garnish with cucumber ribbons, black sesame seeds and sprouts, and serve with the dipping sauce.

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