Worms and Eyeballs

14 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground chicken breast
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped ginger root
  • 2 scallions, finely chopped
  • 1 small red pepper, 1/4 finely chopped and the remainder thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce, Chinese style barbecue sauce
  • Salt and coarse black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • 3/4 small red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 cup bean spouts
  • 1 cup snow pea pods, julienne cut
  • 1 pound bucatini, cooked to al dente
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup dark soy (Tamari) sauce, eyeball it

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. 2
    Combine chicken, garlic, ginger, scallions, finely chopped red bell pepper, hoisin and salt and pepper.
  3. 3
    Roll meatballs into the size of chicken eyeballs.
  4. 4
    Place balls on a nonstick cookie sheet and coat lightly with vegetable oil, about 1 1/2 tablespoons.
  5. 5
    Roll balls around with your hands to gently coat with the oil.
  6. 6
    Roast the chicken eyeballs 10 to 12 minutes in a very hot oven.
  7. 7
    About 5 minutes from the meatballs coming out of the oven, start stir-frying the veggies.
  8. 8
    Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat.
  9. 9
    Add remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil.
  10. 10
    Add the sliced red bell pepper, carrots, spouts and pea pods to hot pan.
  11. 11
    Stir fry 1 minute, then drain noodles and add them to the vegetables.
  12. 12
    Add dark soy sauce to the noodles and toss to combine and evenly coat.
  13. 13
    Transfer noodles to a serving platter and top with chicken eyeballs.

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