☆Delicious Tsukune☆

Name: ☆Delicious Tsukune☆
Yield: Makes about 10 oval-shaped meatballs
Ingredients: 10.5 oz (300 grams) ◎ ground chicken; 1 piece ◎ hanpen (Japanese fish cake, about 3.5 oz/100 grams); 1 tablespoon ◎ sake (Japanese rice wine); 1/2 tablespoon ◎ sesame oil; 1/2 tablespoon ◎ mayonnaise; 1/2 teaspoon ◎ sugar; 1 little ◎ grated ginger; 1 pinch ◎ salt and pepper; To taste ◎ chopped green onions (scallions); 2 tablespoons ● soy sauce; 2 tablespoons ● sugar; 2 tablespoons ● sake (Japanese rice wine); 2 tablespoons ● mirin (sweet rice wine); 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon water (for steaming)

☆栄養士のれしぴ☆ @eiyoushino_recipe

東京都

★★★A popular recipe with over 800 reviews★★★

Restaurant-style tsukune (Japanese chicken meatballs) that are incredibly delicious! The addition of hanpen (fish cake) makes them extra fluffy and a big hit!

Recipe background:
After making this many times for bento lunches, I finally settled on this version.

★★★A popular recipe with over 800 reviews★★★

Restaurant-style tsukune (Japanese chicken meatballs) that are incredibly delicious! The addition of hanpen (fish cake) makes them extra fluffy and a big hit!

Recipe background:
After making this many times for bento lunches, I finally settled on this version.

☆栄養士のれしぴ☆ @eiyoushino_recipe

東京都

★★★A popular recipe with over 800 reviews★★★

Restaurant-style tsukune (Japanese chicken meatballs) that are incredibly delicious! The addition of hanpen (fish cake) makes them extra fluffy and a big hit!

Recipe background:
After making this many times for bento lunches, I finally settled on this version.

★★★A popular recipe with over 800 reviews★★★

Restaurant-style tsukune (Japanese chicken meatballs) that are incredibly delicious! The addition of hanpen (fish cake) makes them extra fluffy and a big hit!

Recipe background:
After making this many times for bento lunches, I finally settled on this version.

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Ingredients

Makes about 10 oval-shaped meatballs

10.5 oz (300 grams)◎ ground chicken
1 piece◎ hanpen (Japanese fish cake, about 3.5 oz/100 grams)
1 tablespoon◎ sake (Japanese rice wine)
1/2 tablespoon◎ sesame oil
1/2 tablespoon◎ mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon◎ sugar
1little ◎ grated ginger
1 pinch◎ salt and pepper
To taste ◎ chopped green onions (scallions)
Sauce
2 tablespoons● soy sauce
2 tablespoons● sugar
2 tablespoons● sake (Japanese rice wine)
2 tablespoons● mirin (sweet rice wine)
1 tablespoonvegetable oil
1 tablespoonwater (for steaming)

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Steps

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Blend the hanpen in a blender or food processor until smooth. In a small bowl, mix together all the ● sauce ingredients.
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Add all ◎ ingredients to a mixing bowl.
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Knead the mixture well until combined.
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Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a skillet. Shape the mixture into oval patties and add them to the pan.
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Once browned on one side, flip and brown the other side.
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Add 1 tablespoon of water, cover with a lid, and steam-cook for 2–3 minutes.
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Remove the lid, pour in the sauce, and simmer until the sauce thickens and coats the meatballs.
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When the sauce is glossy and thickened, turn off the heat.
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Serve! Optionally, top with an egg yolk if you like.
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It's handy to keep these in stock—great for freezing and meal prep.
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