Chicken Bola Bola is a Filipino meatball seasoned with oyster sauce and soy sauce, made from ground chicken mixed with spring onion, celery, carrots, and garlic. It's deep-fried and typically served with rice.
1 Food Processor To combine all the ingredients and make into ground chicken mixture
Ingredients
500gramsof ground chicken
⅓cupof chopped celery leaves
1cupof chopped spring onion
½cupof shredded carrots
2tablespoonsof oyster sauce
2tablespoonsof soy sauce
1tablespoonof cornstarch
1egg
½cupof vegetable oil for frying
1teaspoonSalt and black pepper
Instructions
Firstly, place the ground chicken into the food processor.
After that, add chopped celery leaves and spring onion, shredded carrots, grated garlic, pour the soy sauce and oyster sauce, and add the egg and cornstarch for binding the ingredients together. Add ½ teaspoon of salt and black pepper for seasoning.
Once combined, turn ON the food processor for less than a minute until it is completely mixed together. To ensure proper distribution, mix it once more using a spoon.
To shape each one into a ball, add 1.5 to 2 tablespoons of the ground chicken mixture into your hand, then use your other hand to shape it into a ball. Repeat this process for the remaining mixture and transfer the formed meatballs onto a plate.
To prepare for cooking the meatballs, heat the oil in a cooking pot over low heat.
Once the oil is hot, add each uncooked meatball to the pot and let them fry for less than 5 minutes or until they turn light brown.
Finally, transfer them to a plate lined with a kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil, and you're done. This dish is best served with white rice or any fried rice.
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Notes
Use boneless chicken thigh or ground chicken that contain fats to prevent from having a dry meatball.