Buffalo Chicken Meatball Sliders – Love This Cookbook

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 2 pounds ground chicken
• 1/2 cup firmly packed fresh leaf parsley leaves, chopped
• 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 small sweet onion, grated
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 5 ounce bottle Buffalo-style hot sauce
• 32 small rolls or buns, split
• garnishes thinly slices celery, fresh flat-leaved parsley leaves, dill pickle slices
• 4 ounces blue cheese crumbled (about 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 shallot, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• Kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper