Teriyaki Chicken Meatballs

Teriyaki sauce is made with sake or mirin, soy sauce, and sugar. It's mixed with fresh ginger and minced chicken to make these sweet and delicious chicken meatballs - a perfect combo with freshly steamed white rice and broccoli.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 14 mins
• Total Time: 34 mins
• Calories: 167 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or more as needed
• 2 tablespoons mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
• 1 ½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 2 tablespoons sake (Japanese rice wine)
• 1 tablespoon sake (Japanese rice wine)
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• 5 ounces ground chicken
• 4 shiitake mushrooms, cut in half
• 1 ¾ ounces daikon (Japanese radish), sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine ground chicken, spring onions, 1 tablespoon sake, 1 tablespoon water, cornstarch, ginger, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce in a bowl; mix by hand until sticky and smooth. Shape into round balls.

Step 2

Heat oil in a wok or deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add meatballs; cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Add shiitake mushrooms and daikon; cook and stir until coated with oil, about 1 minute.

Step 3

Pour 1 cup water, 2 tablespoons sake, mirin, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, and sugar into the wok. Cover and simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.