Name: Tsukune (Japanese Chicken Meatballs)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Vegetable oil - 1 teaspoon; Minced ginger - 1 teaspoon; Minced garlic - 1 teaspoon; Tamari - ¼ cup; Cooking sake - ¼ cup; Mirin - ¼ cup; Brown sugar - 2 tablespoons; Sesame seeds - 1 teaspoon; Ground chicken - 10 ½ ounces; Egg - 1; Green onions, chopped - 3; Carrot, grated - ½; Panko bread crumbs, or to taste - ¼ cup; Red miso paste, or more to taste - 2 tablespoons; Grated ginger - 2 tablespoons; Potato starch - 1 tablespoon; Crumbled seaweed - 1 tablespoon; Tamari, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon; Cooking sake, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon; Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon; White sugar, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon; Ground paprika, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Tsukune (Japanese Chicken Meatballs)

1. Vegetable oil 1 teaspoon

2. Minced ginger 1 teaspoon

3. Minced garlic 1 teaspoon

4. Tamari ¼ cup

5. Cooking sake ¼ cup

6. Mirin ¼ cup

7. Brown sugar 2 tablespoons

8. Sesame seeds 1 teaspoon

9. Ground chicken 10 ½ ounces

10. Egg 1

11. Green onions, chopped 3

12. Carrot, grated ½

13. Panko bread crumbs, or to taste ¼ cup

14. Red miso paste, or more to taste 2 tablespoons

15. Grated ginger 2 tablespoons

16. Potato starch 1 tablespoon

17. Crumbled seaweed 1 tablespoon

18. Tamari, or more to taste 1 tablespoon

19. Cooking sake, or more to taste 1 tablespoon

20. Soy sauce 1 teaspoon

21. White sugar, or more to taste 1 teaspoon

22. Ground paprika, or more to taste 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Tsukune (Japanese Chicken Meatballs)

1 . Stage

Heat oil in a small pot over low heat. Add 1 teaspoon ginger and garlic; cook and stir until slightly browned, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup tamari, 1/4 cup sake, mirin, brown sugar, and sesame seeds; simmer until glaze is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

2 . Stage

Combine ground chicken, egg, green onions, carrot, bread crumbs, miso, 2 tablespoons ginger, potato starch, seaweed, 1 tablespoon tamari, 1 tablespoon sake, soy sauce, white sugar, and paprika in a large bowl; mix well into a thick paste, at least 5 minutes.

3 . Stage

Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.

4 . Stage

Roll ground chicken mixture into balls the size of your palm. Flatten them slightly into patties. Grill until well-browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and continue grilling until browned on the second side, 2 to 3 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

5 . Stage

Brush glaze over meatballs before serving.