Chicken Balls in Tomato Sauce Recipe
The classic bola-bola dish gets a healthier upgrade!
Preparation Time
10 min.
Cooking Time
35 mins.
Serving Size
5
Cuisine
Filipino
Categories
- Main Dish
- Chicken
- Del Monte Tomato Sauce
Ingredients:
FOR THE CHICKEN BALLS
- 300 g chicken, breast fillet
- 150 g tokwa/tofu
- 1/2 cup potato
- 1 pc egg
- 1/4 cup onion
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/3 tsp pepper
FOR THE SAUCE
- 2 Tbsp oil
- 1/4 cup onion
- 1 pc chicken bouillon cube
- 1 cup carrot
- 1 1/2 cups sayote
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 pouch DEL MONTE Filipino Style Tomato Sauce (250g)
- 1 cup water
- 2 stalks onion, green
Preparation:
- Combine ingredients for chicken balls with salt and pepper. Mix well. Form every tablespoon of mixture into balls. Fry until golden brown. Set aside.
- For the sauce, sauté onion. Add bouillon cube, carrot, sayote, and salt. Cook for 5 minutes while stirring.
- Add DEL MONTE Filipino Style Tomato Sauce and water. Boil then simmer for another 10 minutes. Add meatballs. Allow to simmer. Top with green onions.
Lusog Notes
This Chicken Balls in Tomato Sauce dish is high in vitamin A that helps protect one from infections and promotes normal growth and development. Vitamin A also helps maintain healthy skin and normal vision.
Chef`s Tip
The potato acts as an extender to the meat and also as a starch that will help bind the chicken balls.
Cooking Skills Needed
- Boiling
- Sautéing
- Simmering
- Deep Frying
Cooking Tools Needed
- Measuring Cups
- Pot
- Chopping Board
- Measuring Spoon
- Spatula