Reviewed: May 7, 2012

I halved the recipe. From other suggestions, I added some bread crumbs and skipped the fish sauce and oil. Had to bake in the oven as I was not able to get them to stick to the skewers. Served them over Jasmine Rice. No one really cared for them, but ate the rice. I wish I had some suggestion for making this better. Thanks for posting.

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misty

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2012

Great recipe! Yes, there are a lot of liquids that make it hard to form balls and put on a skewer. I mixed the ground chicken with a pound of italian sausage, omitted the egg and stuck with the rest of the ingredients which gave it great flavor. I also added some bread crumbs so they could form better and just fried them in a pan. Will definitely make again! :)

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Lulu's Cookies

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2011

Way too wet. Added bread crumbs and it just tasted like rubber.

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mei3kids

Reviewed: May 1, 2010

These are just fantastic - great as meatballs but even better as filling for dumplings! Throw one piece of bread in the mixture if you are making meatballs. So so so great. Will make these again and again!

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pickles and applesauce

Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2009

These are really good with some modifications. I too think they're too wet, so I just added some cracker crumbs. I didn't have fish sauce so I used oyster sauce, and it was great! I make these often.

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katiebeth

Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2009

Too wet for skewers, but I baked at 350 fot 30-40 minutes. Added onions, more fish sauce, and msg, and used rice vineagar instead of rice wine. Next time, I will cover them for most of the cooking time to prevent the outside from drying up.

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SUPERCAT912

Reviewed: May 23, 2009

Yup, way too wet (I even omitted the Worcestershire sauce, and halved the rice wine). The flavor was lacking, and I didn't like the texture. Not a hit in our house. Sorry.

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Caroline C

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2009

I agree with other reviewers - this is way too wet. I have no idea how you'd put it on skewers. An ingredient was left out for binding (oatmeal, bread crumbs, etc) or the directions are incorrect (heat to make the corn starch thicken?). On a 1 lb recipe, I had to add 1/2 cup of quick oats and 1/4 cup of panko bread crumbs to even come close to making a meatball. I served them with peanut sauce (a combo of recipes from here). They were really good - after the additions.

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JulieCC

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Wichita, Kansas, USA

Living In: Parker, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2008

These were really good but I had to modify the recipe. Halfway through I realized there was a lot of liquid so I eliminated the oil and the fish sauce. At this point I added 1/4 cup of plain breadcrumbs and the consistency was perfect. Then I realized I forgot to add the egg white so I added only 1/2 of an egg white and it was way too wet. It took another 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs to thicken it back to normal. I cooked it on a parchment lined cookie sheet on 350 for 30-35 minutes (can't remember exactly how long I set the timer for but you can tell when you smell them that they are done.) I made them in walnut sized balls and got 23 balls out of 1 package of ground chicken. I like the flavor and will make again. I also liked adding the breadcrumbs too and it didn't detract from the flavor. My husband dipped his in sweet chili sauce and I added mine to a soba (buckwheat) noodle bowl.

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