Spiced chicken meatballs with noodles, basil & broth

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• Louise

  18 August 2009

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  I couldn't get chicken mince so used pork mince instead, it was wonderful!

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  18 August 2009

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• ~ Sil in Corea

  19 August 2009

  ~ Sil in Corea commented on this recipe

  If you use well-drained (hung overnight in cheesecloth) tofu instead of breadcrumbs and put them into thin pastry or 'pizza-dough' circles, they are very much like Chinese 'potstickers' or Korean 'mandu,' especially when made with pork!

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• carenmilloy

  24 August 2009

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  Made this dish last night and it was superb. The flavours were perfect. Used turkey mince and slightly less fish sauce. Definately a hit and one for an evening with friends.

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• Elizabeth

  08 September 2009

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  Made this dish tonight. Took a little longer to prepare as I had to make my own chicken mince as couldn't get any from Tesco, but the flavour was great and enjoyed by all the family. I added a few veg (carrot sticks & mini sweetcorn) and found it then easily served about 8. Would make the meatballs smaller next time so that they are only one mouthfull sized.

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• Julia

  16 September 2009

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  Absolutely love this, have been looking for a good (and quick) asian soup base recipe and this is perfect, especially with the toasted sesame oil. I use whatever meat I have to hand, cooked chicken, or even sausage meatballs, and organic noodles which are so much more tasty normal ones. Delicious.

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• Orlaigh

  16 September 2009

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  Mad my own chicken mince and it was really easy - love this recipe - so tasy and healthy!

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• katyrouth

  23 October 2009

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  Really fresh tasting and light but filling dinner. Used turkey thigh mince, which tasted really good.

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• HappyBunny

  09 December 2009

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  This didn't really work for us. The flavour was good but the meatballs were far too messy to shape and the soup left a slimy aftertaste due to the sesame oil. I really wanted to love this but most of it was wasted this evening.

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• chefbigt

  26 January 2010

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• mickhed

  26 January 2010

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• Tara Keown

  24 March 2010

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• jemma

  28 March 2010

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• Spela

  31 March 2010

  Spela commented on this recipe

  Loved this, used turkey mince though, because couldn't get the chicken. Left out chillies for my 18 month old who loved it as well!

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• Spela

  31 March 2010

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  Forgot to rate!

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• Liza

  15 April 2010

  Liza rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Used Turkey Mince and didnt have any basil but it was lovely, will be making this a mid week regular..

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• lemon_farmer

  10 June 2010

  lemon_farmer rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is much more effort and nowhere near as good as some of the other noodle broth dishes on the site and ones we make up ourselves. I was really excited about this dish, but thought it was a cacophony of muddled up tastes and textures. The star anise was overpowering (6?!), less than half that would have done, the chicken meatballs were like mushy sweetbreads ... the basil fought with the coriander on top because it wasn't anywhere else in the dish it felt like an afterthought on top - I wish I'd just used chilli flakes or fresh chilli with the coriander. It also needed a spot of soy. Our toddler enjoyed putting the noodles in his ear, but no one else much liked the dish - I actually woke up excited about making this, love JT, but was thoroughly disappointed with the result :(

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• Death_Bastard

  16 August 2011

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  Tried with Pork as suggested. Very nice, though toasted sesame oil was maybe a little overpowering.

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• Helen&Luke

  23 September 2011

  Helen&Luke rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this a few nights ago and it was lovely! Had LOADS of meatballs though, and even though we all ate huge portions there was enough for two more servings! Was also very time-consuming as we minced our own chicken when we couldn't find it in the shop. Very tasty though, so will definitely make it again :)

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• Ski

  02 November 2011

  Ski commented on this recipe

  I grilled chicken breasts instead of using chicken mince (perfect when pressed for time!). I marinated them in a Teriyaki sauce, sliced them and placed on top of the broth and noodles. Absolutely, the broth is the most delicious, fragrant, tasty recipe I have had in a very long time - and so easy to make! I have cooked this nearly 6 times in the last 3 weeks as my husband is ill and loves it.

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Ingredients

• 1 large onion , roughly chopped
• thumb-size piece fresh root ginger
• 1-2 long red chillies , finely chopped (seeds in or out, you decide)
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 6 white peppercorns , crushed
• 20g pack coriander , stalks, roots if you have them and leaves, chopped and kept separate, plus sprigs to finish
• 50ml milk
• 100g fresh white breadcrumbs
• 1kg quality chicken mince
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil

FOR THE BROTH

• 1½l chicken stock
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 6 star anise
• thumb-size piece fresh root ginger , sliced
• ½ tsp black peppercorns
• 8 spring onions , thinly sliced
• 300g egg noodles , cooked
• sliced chillies to taste (optional)
• 1 small bunch basil , leaves picked

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Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 40 mins

Cook 40 mins

Only the meatballs can be frozen

Ingredients

• 1 large onion , roughly chopped
• thumb-size piece fresh root ginger
• 1-2 long red chillies , finely chopped (seeds in or out, you decide)
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 6 white peppercorns , crushed
• 20g pack coriander , stalks, roots if you have them and leaves, chopped and kept separate, plus sprigs to finish
• 50ml milk
• 100g fresh white breadcrumbs
• 1kg quality chicken mince
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil

FOR THE BROTH

• 1½l chicken stock
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 6 star anise
• thumb-size piece fresh root ginger , sliced
• ½ tsp black peppercorns
• 8 spring onions , thinly sliced
• 300g egg noodles , cooked
• sliced chillies to taste (optional)
• 1 small bunch basil , leaves picked

536 kcalories, protein 48g, carbohydrate 54g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 2g, sugar 4g, salt 4.74 g

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