Tsukune 鶏つくね 照り焼き

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Tsukune 鶏つくね 照り焼き

How to cook Scrumptiously plump and juicy Tsukune chicken meatballs on skewers, covered with finger licking good teriyaki sauce. 

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Ingredients

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Tsukune chicken meatballs

  • 250 g ground chicken 1
  • 1/2 onion or 35g, finely chopped
  • 5 cm green shallot or 35g *2, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp potato starch aka katakuriko
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sake
  • 1/3 tsp salt

Sauce

  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 clove garlic finely chopped or minced
  • 3 tbsp sake
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce

Instructions

Tsukune Chicken meatballs

  1. Pour water in a small bowl and soak 8 skewers and set aside. 
  2. Place all chicken meatball ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and knead with your hands till all the ingredients are combined well. 
  3. Divide the mince into 8 equal portions. 
  4. Drain the soaking water from the skewers and wipe excess water off,
  5. Put some sesame seed oil on your hands and shape the mince into a mini sausage, then attach to a skewer. Repeat same for 7 remaining mince portions.
  6. Heat sesame seed oil in a large frying pan on medium heat and add the Tsukune chicken meatballs on skewers into the frying pan.
  7. Cook until both sides are browned and mince is cooked through. This takes about 10 minutes.
  8. Once the meatballs are finished cooking, transfer them to a plate.
  9. Heat a fish grill over medium heat and brush it with sesame seed oil. * 3
  10. Grill the Tsukune chicken meatballs on skewers for a couple minutes on each side to get nicely browned. 
  11. Once all Tsukune chicken meatballs are browned nicely, turn the heat off and set aside. 
  12. Brush with the special Teriyaki sauce to serve. 

Special Teriyaki Sauce

  1. Heat sesame seed oil in a small saucepan. 
  2. Add minced garlic and cook until it becomes fragrant.
  3. Add all the sauce ingredients together into the sauce pan and cook over medium heat to reduce the sauce. 
  4. Once the sauce is reduced and thickened, turn the heat off and set aside.

Notes

  • *1 If you would like to add chicken cartilage, add about 30-50g .
  • *2 Use 5cm( 2 inch) of white part of a green shallot or 35g
  • *3 This sesame seed oil is not included in the ingredients list.
  • *nutritional value is per one skewer.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 79kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 0g (0%) Cholesterol 26mg (9%) Sodium 409mg (17%) Potassium 187mg (4%) Fiber 0g (0%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin C 0.7mg (1%) Calcium 3mg (0%) Iron 0.4mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 79 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 79kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 26mg 9%
Sodium 409mg 17%
Potassium 187mg 4%
Fiber 0g 0%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 0%
Iron 0.4mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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