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Chicken Meatballs with Sweet and Sour Sauce チキンミートボール甘酢和え

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 20 ballz

Ingredients
  

  • 454 g Ground chicken
  • ½ Onion minced
  • 1 Eggs
  • 3 tbsp Panko
  • 1 tbsp Corn starch
  • 1 tbsp Sake
  • ½ tsp Kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp Freshly ground black pepper
  • Water for steaming

Sweet and Sour Sauce, Mix all together

  • 6 tbsp Ketchup
  • 4 tbsp Mirin
  • 4 tbsp Light soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Sake
  • 1 tsp Corn starch for thickening

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, combine ground chicken, minced onion, 1 large egg, 3 Tbsp panko, 1 Tbsp potato/corn starch, 1 Tbsp sake, ½ tsp kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. 
  • Knead the mixture well with your hand until the mixture is pale in color and very sticky.
  • Apply a small amount of cooking oil to your hands and make a ping-pong ball size shape with the mixture. If you have a cookie scooper, it helps to make equal size balls.
  • Once you make a ball, place it on a tray or plate lined with a sheet of parchment paper. Once you finish shaping, cover the tray/plate with plastic wrap.
  • Refrigerate for 15 minutes so the melted fat on meatballs will solidify.
  • Put ½ inch (roughly 1 cm) water in a large frying pan and bring it to boil. Carefully place the meatballs in the water.
  • Cover and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove the lid and let the water evaporate while you continue cooking the meatballs on medium high heat, turning the meatballs once in a while.
  • As water evaporates, the meatballs will turn brown. If the frying pan gets a burnt spot, wipe off with paper towel.
  • Add the sweet and sour sauce and coat the meatballs well with the sauce. Turn off the heat and serve.
  • DONE!