Chicken & Tofu Burgers with Teriyaki Sauce

Name: Chicken & Tofu Burgers with Teriyaki Sauce
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken Mince; 400-500 g Firm Tofu *mashed; 1 Onion *optional, finely chopped; 1 small piece Ginger *grated; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 teaspoon White Pepper; Oil for cooking; Toasted Sesame Seeds; <Sauce>; 2 tablespoon Brown Sugar *OR White Sugar; 2 tablespoon Mirin; 4 tablespoons Soy Sauce; 1/4 cup Sake (Rice Wine) or Water; 1/2 tablespoons Potato Starch OR Corn Starch *mixed with 1 tablespoon Water; 1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

I like to eat my ‘Chicken & Tofu Burgers’ with ‘Ponzu’ mixed with grated Daikon Radish and a little bit Chilli, but this ‘Teriyaki Sauce’ is also really good! ‘Teriyaki Sauce’ is usually made with Soy Sauce, Mirin and Sugar. For this dish, I added Rice Vinegar, that makes the sauce next level.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

6 servings

500 gChicken Mince
400-500 gFirm Tofu *mashed
1Onion *optional, finely chopped
1small piece Ginger *grated
1/2 teaspoonSalt
1/2 teaspoonWhite Pepper
Oil for cooking
Toasted Sesame Seeds
<Sauce>
2 tablespoonBrown Sugar *OR White Sugar
2 tablespoonMirin
4 tablespoonsSoy Sauce
1/4 cupSake (Rice Wine) or Water
1/2 tablespoonsPotato Starch OR Corn Starch *mixed with 1 tablespoon Water
1 tablespoonRice Vinegar

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Steps

1

Combine all ingredients well in a bowl. Roll mixture into balls. Flatten slightly.
2

Heat small amount of Oil in a frying pan and cook until golden and cooked though.
3

Place Sugar, Mirin, Soy Sauce, Sake (Rice Wine) and Rice Vinegar in the cleaned frying pan OR saucepan, and bring it to the boil. Mix Potato Starch with Water and gradually add to the sauce, stirring, and cook until the sauce thickens.
4

Combine ‘Chicken & Tofu Burgers’ with the sauce. I sprinkled with some Toasted Sesame Seeds.