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Tsukune (Japanese Chicken Meatballs)

Tsukune (Japanese Chicken Meatballs)

Prep
30 min
Cook
15 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 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.
  2. 2 Combine ground chicken, green onions, carrot, bread crumbs, egg, miso paste, 2 tablespoons ginger, potato starch, seaweed, 1 tablespoon tamari, 1 tablespoon sake, soy sauce, white sugar, and paprika in a large bowl; mix until becomes a thick paste, about 5 minutes. Roll ground chicken mixture into balls the size of your palm; flatten slightly into patties.
  3. 3 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
  4. 4 Cook on the preheated grill until well-browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip; continue cooking until browned on other side, 2 to 3 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into centers should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
  5. 5 Brush glaze over meatballs before serving.

By garywhinton

Kiyoko's Miso Sauce

Kiyoko's Miso Sauce

3.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine mirin, miso paste, egg yolk, and sake in a saucepan; mix well and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring constantly, until sauce is the consistency of jam, 10 to 15 minutes.

By Lil Hil

Mushroom, Shrimp, and Winter Melon Soup

Mushroom, Shrimp, and Winter Melon Soup

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine mushrooms and water in a bowl. Let sit until mushrooms are soft, at least 15 minutes. Drain mushrooms and reserve 2 cups soaking water.
  2. 2 Soak shrimp in salt water. Peel, then soak again in salt water. Drain and blot dry.
  3. 3 Heat sunflower oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp and cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from the heat.
  4. 4 Put winter melon, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots in a pan with the reserved soaking water, sake, chicken bouillon, and ginger. Cook over medium heat, skimming any foam that rises to the top, until winter melon is transparent, about 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Divide shrimp between 2 bowls. Ladle soup over top. Add lemon and cilantro and season with salt and pepper.

By nukuien