Paragon Chicken Ball 500gm

Most frozen chicken products are a finished thing. You cook them, you eat them, that's the meal. Chicken balls are different — small enough to be an ingredient rather than a dish, which makes them the most useful item of their kind to keep in a freezer. Around fifty bite-sized balls in a 500gm pack. Drop a handful into a soup, scatter them through fried rice, or fry the lot and serve them with a dip. 𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞: 500gm, approximately 50 pieces 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞: Frozen spiced chicken balls 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝: Paragon, made by Paragon Agro Ltd. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 — 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 Chili is in the ingredients, and these carry a definite kick. That's part of the appeal for most buyers, but it's the thing to know before serving them to young children or to anyone who'd rather not have heat in their food. If you're cooking for a mixed table, they work well dropped into a soup or a fried rice, where the heat spreads through the dish and softens considerably compared with eating one on its own. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 This is where they earn their place over nuggets or popcorn chicken. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗽. Drop them straight into a simmering clear soup or a hot-and-sour and let them heat through. Chicken ball soup is the simplest good thing you can make from a freezer in ten minutes. 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀. Add them to chow mein or a noodle soup near the end. They hold their shape and distribute far better than a chopped-up nugget would. 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲. Fry them separately first so they crisp, then fold them through at the end. Add them too early and they soften in the steam. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝘆. They take a gravy well — brown them, then add them to the curry in the last few minutes so they don't break up. 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻. Fried or air-fried with a sweet chilli dip, as a snack or a starter. 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 Cook from frozen. Thawed balls go soft and lose their shape. 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝘆𝗲𝗿: around 180°C for 8 to 10 minutes, shaking the basket halfway. Small round pieces roll into gaps, so a shake matters more here than with a flat product. 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝘆: 170–180°C for 3 to 4 minutes until golden, then drain. 𝗣𝗮𝗻: medium heat with a little oil, turning them so they colour on all sides — balls need more turning than something flat. 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝘆: add them to hot liquid and simmer until heated right through. They won't crisp this way, which is fine for that kind of dish. Follow the instructions printed on the pack and make sure they're piping hot right through before serving. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 Chicken meat, chicken fat, soy protein, food starch, salt, chili, spices and seasoning. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝘆. Not suitable for anyone with a soy allergy. Read the printed pack for the full allergen declaration, since formulations can change. The chicken fat is worth noting — it's what keeps them juicy rather than dry, and it's a difference from the nuggets, which don't list it. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 Fifty balls is a lot of pieces. As a snack it serves four to six. Used as an ingredient it goes much further — a handful in a soup or fried rice is eight to ten balls, so one pack covers five or six dishes. 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 Keep frozen at -𝟭𝟴°𝗖 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄, which is Paragon's own instruction. Take out what you need and reseal the bag straight away — with a pack this size you'll be opening it repeatedly, and small pieces pick up freezer ice faster because there's more surface area exposed. Don't refreeze anything that has fully thawed. Check the date on the pack when it arrives. 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 Paragon Agro Ltd. produce under 𝗜𝗦𝗢 𝟮𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬, 𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗣 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗠𝗣 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and their products are 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗹.