One of those delicacies that is available in many various forms in Japan is this one. They are typically served on a stick, though you may also get them in soups, bento boxes, as a main course, etc. Although it first required some adjustments, it quickly became a family favorite. I’m going to share with you my dinner recipe, which I normally serve with a side salad or sauteed enoki mushrooms on a bed of Japanese rice.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 12 mins |
| Total Time: | 42 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 patties |
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ cup tamari
- ¼ cup cooking sake
- ¼ cup mirin
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 10 ½ ounces ground chicken
- 1 egg
- 3 green onions, chopped
- ½ carrot, grated
- ¼ cup panko bread crumbs, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons red miso paste, or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon potato starch
- 1 tablespoon crumbled seaweed
- 1 tablespoon tamari, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon cooking sake, or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon white sugar, or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground paprika, or more to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a small pot over low heat. Add 1 teaspoon ginger and garlic; cook and stir until slightly browned, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup tamari, 1/4 cup sake, mirin, brown sugar, and sesame seeds; simmer until glaze is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Combine ground chicken, egg, green onions, carrot, bread crumbs, miso, 2 tablespoons ginger, potato starch, seaweed, 1 tablespoon tamari, 1 tablespoon sake, soy sauce, white sugar, and paprika in a large bowl; mix well into a thick paste, at least 5 minutes.
- Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Roll ground chicken mixture into balls the size of your palm. Flatten them slightly into patties. Grill until well-browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and continue grilling until browned on the second side, 2 to 3 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
- Brush glaze over meatballs before serving.
- Substitute dark soy sauce for the tamari in the sauce if desired. Replace the brown sugar with white sugar if desired. Add potato or corn starch to the glaze to thicken it if you like.
- Substitute cornstarch for the potato starch if desired. Substitute red pepper flakes for the paprika if preferred.
- Refrigerate meatball mixture for 2 hours to allow it to thicken if you like.
- Cook in a grill pan or skillet instead of grilling outdoors if preferred.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 133 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 13 g |
| Cholesterol | 45 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 902 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 2 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |