Tsukune - Japanese Chicken "Meatballs" on a Skewer Recipe

Tsukune - Japanese Chicken "Meatballs" on a Skewer Recipe

• Ingredients11Count
• Nutrition710Calories
• Directions70Minutes

Ingredients: 

• 500 grams of minced chicken
• 4 pen green onions
• couple sprigs of mint (optional)
• 1 tbsp. L. miso paste (yellow or red, to your taste)
• 2 tbsp. L. sesame oil
• 0.5 cups of sauce Yakitori or make it yourself. To do this, you will need:
• 0.5 cups of soy sauce
• Quarter cup mirin (sweet rice wine)
• 4.1 cups of sake
• 4.1 cups of water
• 2 tbsp. L. sugar
• 2 pen green onions

Preparation:

If you are preparing the sauce Yakitori manually:

1 Mix all the liquid ingredients in a gravy boat.

2 Add the white part of onions and sugar.

3 Put on low heat and, not boiling, liquid evaporate half. The sauce will thicken considerably. Cool. Onion extract.

For the meatballs:
1 Soak wooden skewers in cold water for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 220 ° C or prepare coals.

2 Half mince fry in a dry frying pan, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes. There should be no pink meat pieces.

3 Mix sesame oil and miso paste until uniform.

4 Stir ready and fresh beef, chopped fine green onions rings, mix miso and butter. Add half the sauce Yakitori.

5 Thoroughly knead minced - 30 circles clockwise and 30 laps against. This step is very important, do not miss it. Ground should be thick and sticky to hold well on skewers.

Form 6 sausages (like kebab), round meatballs or in the form of chops - whichever you prefer. In Japan, they are formed by all three forms.

7 Open the tip skewers wrap foil to not to burn.

8 Lay on a greased baking sheet or form. Lubricate Yakitori sauce with a brush. Bake for 6-10 minutes, turning once, until browning.

9 Serve hot with a light vegetable side dish or as a filling for sandwiches, sandwiches, rolls and salad.

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 710

Calories from Fat 150

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 17g	26%
Saturated Fat 3.5g	18%
Trans Fat
Cholesterol 110mg	37%
Sodium 2050mg	85%
Potassium 860mg	25%
Total Carbohydrate 28g	9%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Sugars 8g

Protein 27g

Vitamin A	6%
Vitamin C	8%
Calcium	6%
Iron	10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.