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Calories in chinese Sweet and sour chicken balls

How many calories in Sweet and sour chicken balls from the chinese takeaway shop?

Hot crispy fried chicken balls in tangy chinese sweet and sour sauce.

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Find out from the chinese calorie counter and nutritional chart below for fat, fibre, carbohydrates and protein readings in battered sweet and sour balls.

Calories in chinese Sweet and sour chicken balls, average serving

Chinese sweet and sour chicken balls is similar to traditional battered sweet and sour chicken but the chicken is shaped into balls into than battered and deep fried.

Due to the deep frying this means this Chinese dish is higher in calories than traditional sweet and sour chicken.

TOP TIP: if you like Chinese sweet and sour chicken balls why not make your own?  You can make a much lower calorie version by using an Tefal ActiFry Low Fat Electric Fryer.  This cuts down on the fat content considerably.  You can then just purchase sweet and sour sauce from the Chinese and add your own healthily fried chicken balls.  Make your own chicken balls by chopping pieces of cooked chicken meat, combining with an egg and breadcrumbs and forming the chicken balls with your hands.  Dip into a ready mix batter mixture and pop into the Tefal ActiFry Low Fat Electric Fryer for quick low calorie Chinese chicken balls!

Hong Kong sweet and sour chicken is a similar dish however the chicken is quickly stir fried and is not battered.  This means lower calories!

This is a tasty dish with the chicken balls crispy.  To keep request the balls are usually served separately sweet and some sauce.

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