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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Southeast Asian >> Vietnamese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat the oven to 400°. Position a rack in the top third of the oven. | 2. In a food processor, pulse the chicken until coarsely ground; transfer to a bowl. | 3. Add the fish sauce, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, chopped cilantro and mint, cornstarch, salt and pepper and mix with your hands. | 4. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. | 5. Spread the sugar on a plate. | 6. Using slightly moistened hands, roll the chicken mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. | 7. Roll the meatballs in the sugar until they are evenly coated. | 8. Transfer the meatballs to the prepared baking sheet and bake them for 15 minutes, until they are lightly browned and cooked through. | 9. Meanwhile, arrange the lettuce, cilantro and mint leaves, cucumber and onion on a platter. | 10. Transfer the meatballs to the platter and serve with chili sauce. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chicken thigh	1	lb	boneless skinless trimmed cut	1993.2	3.5787	43.3974	200.3619
fish sauce	3	tablespoons		18.9	1.9656	2.7324	0.0054
shallot	3		chopped	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
lemongrass	1	stalk	minced	-	-	-	-
cilantro	3	tablespoons	chopped	1.2267	0.1957	0.1136	0.0277
cilantro leaf	1/3	cup		1.2267	0.1957	0.1136	0.0277
mint	1	tablespoon	chopped	2.508	0.4794	0.1875	0.0416
mint leaf	1/3	cup		-	-	-	-
cornstarch	1 1/2	1/2		45.72	10.9524	0.0312	0.006
kosher salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
sugar	1/2	cup	granulated	159.9	30.004	5.005	2.496
boston lettuce	1		separated	7.15	1.2265	0.7425	0.121
cucumber	1		peeled sliced seedless	-	-	-	-
red onion	1	halved	sliced	-	-	-	-
asian chili sauce				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.