Print
Email
Add a photoAnother simple recipe for this popular Japanese Yakitori!
Ingredients
- Minced Chicken (breast or thigh): 250 g
- Leek, lon and thin type: 1
- Fresh ginger, grated, to taste
- Soy sauce: 1 tablespoon
- Salt and pepper: a little to taste
- Cornstarch: 1 tablespoon
- Sesame oil: a little to taste
- Yama Imo/Japanese glutinous yam, grated: 2 tablespoons
- Tare/Sauce
- Soy sauce: 2 tablespoons
- Mirin/sweet sake: 2 tablespoons
- Water: 1 teaspoon
- Seven spices, to taste
- Decoration/presentation:
- Kaiwaredaikon/Daikon sprouts: to taste
- White sesame seeds: to taste
- Grated fresh daikon: to taste
Directions
- -Chop leek finely. Grate the ginger. Grate the yama imo.
- -In a large bowl drop the the minced chicken, soy sauce, salt & pepper, seame oil and mix quickly by hand.
- -Add leek, ginger, yama imo and the cornstarch. Mix well. Let the mixture rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- -During that time prepare the kaiwaredaikon, freshly grated daikon and sesame sesame seeds.
- Prepare the tare/sauce ingredients.
- -Fry the tsukune/patties after having shaped them into 3 or 4 equal sized circles with salad oil on both sides over a medium fire until they are a light brown.
- -Add 2 tablespoons of water, cover with lid and steam/simmer for a while. Check if tsukune are well cooked with a thin wooden stick.
- -Add the tare/sauce ingredients and cook until the tare has âcaramelizedâ.
- Serve on a plate with kaiware daikon, grated fresh daikon and white seasme seeds for the final touch.
- NOTE:
- Do not fry tsukune over a strong fire or they will get hard.
Toolbox
Add the recipe to which day?
Adding to Planner
Languages
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 75g | |
| Recipe makes 3 servings | |
| Calories 143 | |
| Calories from Fat 80 | 56% |
| Total Fat 8.84g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat 1.88g | 8% |
| Trans Fat 0.06g | |
| Cholesterol 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium 932mg | 39% |
| Potassium 144mg | 4% |
| Total Carbs 4.74g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugars 1.12g | 1% |
| Protein 10.72g | 17% |
Advertisement
Advertisement
Leave a review or comment
Leave a review
Sign Up — Free Membership it's free!
Recently featured in
DailyCandy, Trendhunter, Eater, LaunchSquad, Mashable, Killer Startups & San Jose Mercury News
DailyCandy, Trendhunter, Eater, LaunchSquad, Mashable, Killer Startups & San Jose Mercury News
Or connect via:
Recipes by this chef
