Apricot Chicken Meatballs

Main dishes - meat

Preparation time

30min

Total time

50min

Portion

0 piece(s)

Level

easy

TM 5

by Dianne Reed

published: 2015/05/13

changed: 2015/05/13

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Ingredients

Meatballs

300 gram chicken, breasts
300 gram chicken, thighs
90 gram dried apricots
90 gram breadcrumbs
20 gram parsley
75 gram macadamia nuts
1 tsp curry powder
1 clove garlic
1 onion
1 egg
Salt & pepper to taste

Sauce

1 onion
1 clove garlic
30 gram olive oil
1 tablespoon Vegetable stock paste
200 gram Tinned apricots
100 gram juice from tinned apricots
400 gram tinned tomatoes diced
200 gram water
1 tsp curry powder
300 gram sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed

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Recipe's preparation

Meatballs

Place 150 grams of roughly chopped chicken breasts and 150 grams of roughly chopped chicken thighs into TM bowl. Mince on speed 7/7 seconds. Set aside

Repeat with remaining mince. Set aside

Place apricots, garlic, breadcrumbs, parsley, onion, curry powder, macadamia nuts into TM bowl, chop speed 6/7 seconds.

Add the minced meat back into the bowl, add the egg and salt and pepper to taste. Mix together Speed 4/reverse/15 seconds to combine. If need be you may have to use spatula to get it really mixed well.

Shape into meatballs - the number you get will depend on the size of the balls.

Lightly grease the varoma and tray and place meatballs in to varoma.

Set aside to prepare the sauce.

Sauce

Place onion and garlic clove in TM bowl.

Add curry powder

Chop Speed 5/6 seconds. Scrape down bowl.

Add oil and saute 2 minutes/varoma/speed 2.

Add stock paste, apricots, juice, tomatoes, water.

Placed peeled and cubed sweet potatoes into basket and insert into TM bowl.

Insert lid, and place varoma on top. Steam 20 minutes/varoma/speed 2.

Check chicken is cooked. Remove varoma, upend the contents of basket into TM bowl. Blend speed 5/10 seconds. If you like a chunkier sauce, use Turbo for 2 - 3 seconds. If you like a smoother sauce, increase the time to blend.

Serve the meatballs and sauce together.

Tip

To make this gluten free, simply substitute the breadcrumbs with extra nuts

Thermomix Model

Recipe is created for
TM 5

If you are using a Thermomix® TM6 measuring cup with your Thermomix® TM5:
For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.

Please note that the TM5 mixing bowl has a larger capacity than the TM31 (capacity of 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters for TM 31). Recipes for the Thermomix TM5 may not be cooked with a Thermomix TM31 for safety reasons without adjusting the quantities. Risk of scalding by spraying of hot liquids: Do not exceed the maximum filling quantity and observe the filling level markings of the mixing bowl!

This recipe was provided to you by a Thermomix ® customer and has not been tested by Vorwerk Thermomix ® or The Mix Australia Pty Ltd and The Mix New Zealand Ltd.
Vorwerk Thermomix ® and The Mix Australia Pty Ltd and The Mix New Zealand Ltd assume no liability, particularly in terms of ingredient quantities used and success of the recipes.
Please observe the safety instructions in the Thermomix ® instruction manual at all times.