Tsukune are Japanese meatballs. We use ground chicken or pork and you can grill them or add them to a soup. Yakitori restaurants grill them on a stick. They are really yummy. I made pork tsukune this time.
Yield: 2 servings
Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 1/4 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 clove of garlic (grated)
- 1/4 tsp ginger (grated)
- 1/4 beaten egg
Spices (for mixing with pork)
- dash of salt and pepper
- 1/4 sesame oil
- 2 tsp sake
- 1 tsp sugar
Spices (for sauce)
- 1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp mirin
- 1 tsp sake
Preparation
- Knead the pork till it develops a sticky consistency
- Add onion, garlic, ginger, egg, pork spices, and knead
- Roll the meat into small balls on a dish covered with plastic wrap
- Heat oil in frying pan then grill meat balls for 1 minute with high heat
- Turn over for 2 minutes, turn over again, add 1/4 cup of water, and simmer for 2 minutes with medium heat
- Add sauces spices grill for 1 min over low heat
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