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
How to Make It
Preheat the oven to 400°. Position a rack in the top third of the oven. In a food processor, pulse the chicken until coarsely ground; transfer to a bowl. Add the fish sauce, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, chopped cilantro and mint, cornstarch, salt and pepper and mix with your hands.
Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the sugar on a plate. Using slightly moistened hands, roll the chicken mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll the meatballs in the sugar until they are evenly coated. Transfer the meatballs to the prepared baking sheet and bake them for 15 minutes, until they are lightly browned and cooked through.
Meanwhile, arrange the lettuce, cilantro and mint leaves, cucumber and onion on a platter. Transfer the meatballs to the platter and serve with chili sauce.
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Aggregate Rating value: 4
Review Count: 2119
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Best Rating: 5
Author Name: Kelly Pratt
Review Body: Made these beauties for an engagement party, as well as a 10-year-old's birthday party. What a hit with all ages!
Review Rating: 5
Date Published: 2017-05-19
Author Name: Patrick Barch
Review Body: These look incredible. I bet the lettuce gives them a really nice texture. Def gonna add to my list
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Date Published: 2016-06-16
