The invention provides a laver meat ball and a preparation method. The preparation method comprises following steps: chicken, salt, a water-retaining agent, and a part of water are mixed and stirred until the meat becomes sticky; dried laver, monosodium glutamate, white granulated sugar, chive, ginger powder, protein, an essence, starch, and the rest water are added, and an obtained mixture is stirred uniformly so as to obtain a mixed stuffing; and the mixed stuffing is subjected to water bath molding, and is cooled with ice water so as to obtain the laver meat ball, wherein 20 to 55 weight parts of water are added in the above preparation steps. Compared with existing technology, chicken and laver are mixed according to a certain ratio, so that advantages of chicken, such as tender meat texture, and delicious taste, are combined with laver, the laver meat ball possesses taste of both chicken and laver, and the taste of chicken is not completely covered by laver fiber. In addition, laver is abundant in nutrients, and nutrient content of the laver meat ball is increased. The laver meat ball can be cooked via a plurality of methods, and edible methods of laver are increased.