Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Birds recipes category.

Tsukune (Japanese chicken meatballs) Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 LB skinless chicken thighs, trimmed, chopped
1 small onion, grated
1 garlic clove, grated
1 TSP grated ginger
1 TSP lemon zest
1 TBSP barbecue sauce
1 TSP fine sugar
1 eggwhite
1 TBSP white sesame seeds
1 TSP black sesame seeds (optional)
1 sheet nori seaweed, cut into thin strips
Sauce
:

2 TBSPs tomato sauce (ketchup)
2 TBSPs barbecue sauce or oyster sauce
2 TSPs Worcestershire sauce

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a tray with baking paper.

Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl.

Whiz chicken, onion, garlic, ginger, zest, barbecue sauce, sugar and 1/2 TSP salt in a food processor for 1 minute or until completely smooth and sticky.
Add the eggwhite and whiz to combine.
Using damp hands, roll a heaped TSP of mixture into a ball and place on the lined tray.
Repeat with remaining mixture to make 16 balls.
Bake for 10 minutes or until almost cooked through.
Remove the tray from the oven.
Brush half the sauce over the meatballs, sprinkle the tops with the sesame seeds, then return to the oven for a further 10 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
To serve, place 16 small dollops of the remaining sauce on a serving plate, then place the meatballs next to the sauce.
Scatter with nori strips and serve.

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