Chicken & apple balls
from The Complete Baby & Toddler Meal Planner by Annabel Karmel
These little balls make perfect finger food.
The grated apple adds a delicious flavour which makes them appealing to young children. Delicious hot or cold.
MAKES 20 CHICKEN BALLS
- 2 teaspoons light olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and grated
- 2 large chicken breasts, cooked, cut into chunks
- 1⁄2 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme or sage, chopped, or a pinch mixed dried herbs
- 1 chicken stock cube, crumbled (from 1 year)
- 50 g/2 oz fresh white breadcrumbs
- salt and freshly ground pepper (from 1 year)
- plain flour for coating
- vegetable oil for frying
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté half the onion for about 3 minutes. Using your hands, squeeze out a little excess liquid from the grated apple.
- Mix the apple with the chicken, cooked and remaining raw onion, herbs, stock cube (from 1 year) and breadcrumbs and roughly chop in a food processor for a few seconds. Season with a little salt and pepper (from 1 year).
- With your hands, form into about 20 little balls, roll in flour and fry in shallow oil for about 5 minutes until lightly golden and cooked through.