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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
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															Preheat the oven to 180°C and lightly grease a baking sheet.
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															For the dipping sauce, blend all the ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Set aside.
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															For the lollipops, blend all the ingredients in a food processor until they form a rough paste. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
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															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.
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		Garnish with cucumber ribbons, black sesame seeds and sprouts, and serve with the dipping sauce.

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