Light and Fluffy Meatballs

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I've been making these meatballs for a long time. It's one of my favorite recipes.

Use firm or silken tofu, whichever you like.
Be sure to simmer down the sauce properly. That's the key to the flavor.
I tossed in frozen corn for color. For 2 to 3 servings. Recipe by Nacchi sencho

Light and Fluffy Meatballs

I've been making these meatballs for a long time. It's one of my favorite recipes.

Use firm or silken tofu, whichever you like.
Be sure to simmer down the sauce properly. That's the key to the flavor.
I tossed in frozen corn for color. For 2 to 3 servings. Recipe by Nacchi sencho

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Ingredients

3 servings
  1. 300 gramsGround pork
  2. 1/2 tbsp☆ Grated ginger
  3. 1 tbsp☆ Sake
  4. 1/2 tbspSoy sauce
  5. 1 dash☆ Salt and pepper
  6. 1Egg
  7. 1/3 blockTofu
  8. 1/2Onion
  9. 2 tbspKatakuriko
  10. 3 tbspKetchup
  11. 3 tbspSugar
  12. 3 tbspVinegar
  13. 1 tbsp♦ Sake
  14. 1 tspSoy sauce
  15. 1 tspOyster sauce

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Finely chop the onions. Beat the egg. Drain the tofu lightly.

  2. 2

    Add the ☆ ingredients to the ground pork and mix together. Add the beaten egg in 2 to 3 batches, mixing between additions.

  3. 3

    Add the chopped onions, as well as the tofu, crumbling it as you mix it in. Mix in the katakuriko and the hamburger mixture is done.

  4. 4

    Set the frying oil (not listed) to 340F/170℃. Form round meatballs with spoons, and drop them into the oil to deep fry.

  5. 5

    As long as the meatballs are nicely browned, they don't have to be cooked all the way through (they'll be simmered later on). I made 21 meatballs with the amounts indicated this time.

  6. 6

    Mix the ♦ ingredients with 500 ml of water.

  7. 7

    Heat up a tablespoon of oil in a deep pot, and cook 3 tablespoons of ketchup until fragrant (watch out for the oil spitting).

  8. 8

    When it's fragrant, add the combined ingredients from Step 6 and the meatballs.

  9. 9

    All you need to do now is simmer. You may think there's too much liquid in the pan, but it's fine. Keep simmering over high heat.

  10. 10

    Shake the pot occasionally to coat the meatballs evenly. The sauce will reduce in about 15 minutes.

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