Small Bites by Jennifer Joyce takes the popular restaurant trend of small plates and turns it into a fresh style of entertaining. Joyce's party recipes are clever but extremely doable: She gives chicken meatballs a heavenly sticky glaze, for instance, by rolling them in sugar before baking. Slideshow: Cocktail Party Recipes
I don't know how this recipe has only garnered a 4-star average. It's easy, delicious and works as written. A couple of comments:
1. Cooking time of 15 min. at 400 deg. wasn't long enough - We ended up cooking for 10 more minutes after raising the heat to 425. All ovens are different but next time we're going 425 for 20 minutes to see how that goes.
2. I added 1 tbsp. of hoisin sauce and left out the salt - seasoning was perfect and umami flavor lingered on the palate.
3. We added green onions instead of red to the condiments because that's how we roll.
This is a fantastic and easy dish and also lends itself well to a simple saute of the minced meat if you like your lettuce cups that way instead of the meatballs. But you could easily serve these with toothpicks and chile sauce as a hot appetizer.
Wondering if I could freeze these before baking?
Made these beauties for an engagement party, as well as a 10-year-old's birthday party. What a hit with all ages!
These look incredible. I bet the lettuce gives them a really nice texture. Def gonna add to my list
