Renkon Tori Tsukune (Lotus Root & Chicken Meatballs) / れんこん鳥つくね
These healthy and yummy meatballs are flattened into easy-to-eat patties. Perfect for a simple dinner or to put into bento!
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1/2 lb lotus root
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp ginger minced or grated
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp cooking sake
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
Instructions
- Slice half of the lotus root into thin discs. Put the remaining half into a ziploc bag and crush it finely (use a rolling pin or something similar to crush it).
- Put the crushed lotus root, ground chicken, minced ginger, salt, and corn starch into a bowl and mix well.
- Form little meatballs out of the mixture and flatten into patties. Press a lotus root disc into the top.
- Heat a frying pan on medium and add sesame oil. Put the patties lotus root side down and cook. Turn over once browned, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cover with a lid. Cook the other side for 5 minutes.
- Add the sake, mirin, sugar, and soy sauce into the pan, mix, and then boil it down for a couple of minutes until it thickens a little.
- Flip the patties around a couple of times to make sure they're coated in the sauce and then serve (or save for your bento).