Chicken cordon bleu balls is a very easy to make cordon bleu. Unlike the usual cordon bleu, this simple to make cordon bleu balls only need ground chicken meat, either the breast part or any chicken part you want. You will just mix the ingredients and form them into balls then insert the ham and cheese in the center. The cooking part is the easiest because you only have to deep fry them.
To Cook Chicken Cordon Bleu Balls: Debone the chicken breast and remove the skin. Slice the chicken breast and put in a food processor and grind the chicken meat. Transfer to a mixing bowl and add raw egg, salt, pepper and bread crumbs. Mix the ingredients until well combined. Knead the mixture using your hands until smooth. Wet your hands then scoop 2 to 3 tablespoon of the mixture and form into a ball. Press a small slice of ham and cheese on the center of the ball then form the ball again until it becomes a sphere. Do the same procedure on the rest of the chicken mixture. Prepare 3 bowls containing beaten egg, cornstarch, bread crumbs. Dip each balls first in egg, then dredge in cornstarch, dip again in the egg, then coat with bread crumbs. Heat cooking oil in a deep pan then fry the balls until golden brown. Remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack to drain excess oil. Serve with catsup or sweet chili sauce.
Chicken Cordon Bleu Balls
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken breast Debone and remove the skin
- 1 cup Japanese bread crumbs
- 1 tsp fine salt or to taste
- 1 tsp. black pepper powder or to taste
- 1 raw egg
For coating
- Japanese bread crumbs
- cornstarch
- raw egg beaten
Instructions
How to Cook Chicken Cordon Bleu Balls
- Debone the chicken breast and remove the skin. Slice the chicken breast and put in a food processor and grind the chicken meat.
- Transfer to a mixing bowl and add raw egg, salt, pepper and bread crumbs. Mix the ingredients until well combined.
- Knead the mixture using your hands until smooth.
- Wet your hands then scoop 2 to 3 tablespoon of the mixture and form into a ball.
- Press a small slice of ham and cheese on the center of the ball then form the ball again until it becomes a sphere.
- Do the same procedure on the rest of the chicken mixture.
- Prepare 3 bowls containing beaten egg, cornstarch, bread crumbs.
- Dip each balls first in egg, then dredge in cornstarch, dip again in the egg, then coat with bread crumbs.
- Heat cooking oil in a deep pan then fry the balls until golden brown.
- Remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack to drain excess oil.
- Serve with catsup or sweet chili sauce.
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