Sake appetizer recipes

Chicken|Japanese|Winter|鶏のつくね

Chicken Tsukune

Culinary Workshop - Culinary Art - Jan. 2010

Ingredients

Ground chicken thigh 300g
Onion 150g ... Minced
Potato starch 1 1/2 tablespoons

Seasonings

Egg 1 piece
Sugar 1 tablespoon
Soy sauce 2 teaspoons

Sauce Seasonings

Sugar 1 tablespoon
Soy sauce 3 tablespoons
Mirin 5 tablespoons

Garnish

Poppy seeds As needed
Sweet vinegar-pickled lotus root

Instructions

  1. Bring water to a boil and blanch the minced onion. Drain and cool thoroughly, then coat with potato starch.
  2. In a bowl, mix ground chicken thigh, egg, sugar, and soy sauce. Add the onion and mix well again.
  3. Heat oil in a frying pan, shape the mixture from step 2 into slightly flat patties, and lightly brown both sides. Remove from the pan.
  4. In a shallow pan, add the sauce seasonings and reduce slightly. Add the patties from step 3, coat them with the sauce, cover with a lid, and simmer over low heat until glossy.
  5. Plate the patties and sprinkle with poppy seeds.