{"id":1656,"date":"2021-12-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/chicken-and-cheese-meatballs-with-a-asian-barbecue-sauce"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:45:27","slug":"chicken-meatballs-hoisin-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/chicken-meatballs-hoisin-sauce","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Meatballs in Hoisin Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chicken Meatballs in Hoisin Sauce - delicious juicy chicken meatballs with mushrooms in a rich flavour packed Hoisin Sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hoisin Meatballs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is definitely a dish for the whole family, kids will love these meatballs and the adults too. The meatballs are packed with flavour and lovely and tender and the amazing sauce with flavours from Hoisin finish the dish perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So easy to make and delicious finished off with some sliced spring onions and a pinch of sesame seeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Ground Meat for Meatballs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Any mince will work fine for these yummy tender meatballs. But for best results I recommend chicken, turkey or pork. Beef will work okay, but we find it a little rich for the sauce, so prefer to use one of the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also don't recommend going any leaner than 5% fat, otherwise the meatballs can be a little dry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mushrooms in Meatballs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why use mushrooms in the meatballs? They add great umami flavour when combined with all the other ingredients plus they help keep the meatballs from being too dry, especially as we are using a ground meat with a lower fat content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don't like mushrooms however, you can substitute with a little grated zucchini (squeeze out excess liquid) or add in about \u00bc cup of breadcrumbs and an egg. I don't recommend added an egg if not adding the breadcrumbs, as it can make the sauce a bit weird, as it will leak out of the meatballs if there is nothing to absorb it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoisin Sauce for Recipes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The sauce used on these meatballs will work well with any protein of choice, it's really simple and packed with flavour. I add a few additional ingredients to make it go that bit further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the sauce I use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n