Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls

jls9595

They were very different but good. I will make again with at least one change I will mention.

The recipe called for pulling the meat from a rotisserie chicken from the store but I just used 4 thighs and 2 boneless breast because I had them on hand already.  Cooked the chicken raised direct after marinating in Texas Pete Buffalo sauce.

I will definitely not be using mild next time, they could have used a little more kick.

Pulled the chicken and "discarded" the skin

Seasoned with this stuff, it's a bbq joint where I spent alot of mytime when I lived in Memphis

Then I chopped it fine with my processor, a step I will probably skip next time because it just changes the texture too much for my liking.  It does allow for uniform "balls" though.  Added cheese, can't remember how much maybe 1 cup and a half? Also added more buffalo sauce and mixed it all in and let sit in the fridge to firm.

Added green onions right before I formed into balls.  Dipped each into flour for a light coating, then egg(I used three eggs beaten) then panko bread crumbs.

Deep fry for 2-4 minutes in 350 degree oil.  I did it in my new wok.  It did get a little char on the wood handles, oops.

They turned out crispy on the outside and cheesy chicken goodness on the inside.  Serve with ranch or blue cheese.

caliking

Thanks for posting - I was hoping you would share the recipe! But I have to ask... what is extra mild wing sauce? That's like extra light beer

jls9595

caliking said:

Thanks for posting - I was hoping you would share the recipe! But I have to ask... what is extra mild wing sauce? That's like extra light beer

haha, yeah we have alot of wimpy friends 

Loosemoose

They look good. I don't think I could deep fry on the egg. It just sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.

hapster

These look great...

I have a wok, but I would likely use my DO for the frying. How long did you fry them for?

Thanks for sharing

jls9595

hapster said:

These look great...

I have a wok, but I would likely use my DO for the frying. How long did you fry them for?

Thanks for sharing

Honestly I'm not sure exactly, I waited until they were brown.  Probably went 4 minutes on the second batch because the oil was cooled down from the first which went about 2 minutes or so.

jls9595

Just realized the pic of them in the fryer is actually the egg rolls, oops

@Loosemoose it really is a disaster waiting to happen, I was really careful

Griffin

Nice!! Thanks for sharing it. Love wings and cheese balls. Sounds like a perfect combination.