Tsumire - Japanese Nabe Meatballs

Submitted by Stovepipe

"I put down measurements for all the ingredients, but in reality I don't measure. I just guesstimate based on whatever amounts of ingredients I have. I'm not sure if the amounts are correct, so use common sense as to how much is reasonable. Use lots of ginger."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 453.59 g ground chicken or 453.59 g pork
• 59.14 ml miso (to taste)
• 59.14 ml sake
• 59.14 ml fresh ginger, grated
• 1 egg
• flour or starch, as needed
• green onion, chopped (optional)

directions

1. Mix the sake and miso to dissolve the miso.
2. Add all ingredients to a medium bowl and mix well. Be careful not to add too much flour/starch or the meatballs will be tough, but you'll need to add enough to keep them from falling apart in the nabe broth. You may want to cook a test meatball to check the taste/texture.
3. Drop by spoonfuls into the boiling nabe broth. They won't be perfectly round because the mixture should be too soft to form them into perfect balls.

Reviews

[gemini08]

Loved these meatballs! I used ground chicken, 2 Tsp of flour and one Tbsp of panko and and let the mixture rest in the fridge for @ an hour, then cooked them in miso broth. They held together very nicely without being heavy or dense. Next time I'll try them with pork. Made for PAC spring 2012.