Tsukune Japanese Chicken Meatballs
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Juicy Japanese chicken meatballs served with a glossy, sweet-savory soy, mirin, sake, and sugar sauce. A quick yakitori-style comfort food dish ready in about 15 minutes.
- Time
- 15 minutes
- Equipment
- Stovetop
- Good for
- Lunch, dinner, or snacks
- Cuisine
- East Asian
- Contains
- Gluten, sesame, eggs, soy, and alcohol
Diet and allergen details are read from the ingredient names and are not certified.
Ingredients
Tsukune
- 50 g
- 50 g
- 12 g
- 2 g
Sauce
- 30 g
- 30 g
- 30 g
- 13 g
Optional
Weights are estimates. Together, the ingredients weigh about 520 g before cooking, which is about 175 g per serving.
Steps
Season the ground chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
Add the finely chopped green onion, grated ginger, egg, and potato starch to the seasoned chicken. Mix thoroughly until the ingredients are well combined.
Shape the chicken mixture into meatballs.
Lightly oil a pan and cook the meatballs until browned on both sides.
For extra-juicy and fluffy tsukune, optionally cover the pan with a lid for a few minutes while the meatballs cook.
Pour the soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sugar into the pan with the meatballs.
Simmer until the sauce becomes glossy and coats the meatballs.
Optionally sprinkle with sesame seeds, then serve and enjoy.
Notes
The source states that the dish is ready in 15 minutes but does not specify the number or size of meatballs, pan temperature, or exact cooking time. Adjust cooking as needed to ensure the chicken meatballs are fully cooked.
Nutrition
These are estimates per serving, worked out from the ingredients.
- Calories
- 292
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 16 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
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