Albóndigas teriyaki

Ingredientes

• 250 g Ground Beef (Or any variety you prefer)
• 1/2 Onion (Finely chopped)
• 1/2 Carrot (Finely chopped)
• 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Grated Fresh Ginger
• 1/2 Egg
• 1 tbsp sake
• 1 tbsp potato starch
• pinch of Salt and Pepper
• 15 ml Oil for deep fry (*1)
• 5 cm white part of scallions (Or 2 inch)
• 1 tsp white sesame seeds to garnish
• ２ tbsp Soy Sauce
• 2 tbsp Sake
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp Mirin
• 2 tbsp Water

Preparación

1. 1

   Score the white part of the scallion. Flaten it out and slice it thinly. Set it aside in cold water.

2. 2

   Combine ground beef, onion, carrot, bread crumbs, soy sauce, ginger, egg, sake, salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix well.

3. 3

   Grab a small chunk of the mixture in one hand and squeeze the meat out and scoop with a spoon in the other hand.

4. 4

   Repeat same for rest of the ground meat mixture.

5. 5

   Heat oil in a pan to 170°C ( 338°F) and add the meatballs to deep fry.

6. 6

   When the meatballs become golden brown outside, remove from the deep frying oil.

7. 7

   Prepare the teriyaki sauce by mixing together soy sauce, sake, sugar, mirin, and water and heat in a small pan until it becomes a slightly thick consistency.

8. 8

   Add the deep fried meatballs into the teriyaki sauce to coat with the sauce.

9. 9

   Turn the heat off and serve into a shallow bowl.

10. 10

    Drain the water off the thinly sliced scallion. Sprinkle sesame seeds over and top meatballs with sliced scallion.