Simple & Fluffy Chicken Tsukune Patties for Cherry Blossom Viewing

Ingredients

• 200 grams Minced chicken
• 1/4 block Tofu
• 1/4 Onion
• 1/4 Carrot
• 1/5 Green onions
• 1 tbsp Katakuriko
• 1 Egg
• 1 tbsp Sake
• 2 sprinkles Salt and pepper
• 2 tsp Grated ginger
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 3 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Sake
• 1 tbsp Mirin

Instructions

1. First, drain the tofu.
2. If you have time please leave it to drain for about 1 hour.
3. If not, it's fine to give it just a quick drain.
4. Finely chop the carrot, onion and spring onion.
5. Add every ingredient that isn't for the sauce or seasoning (sake, ginger, salt & pepper) into a bowl and mix well.
6. Add the sake, ginger, salt and pepper and mix until the mixture starts to feel a little sticky.
7. Grease a frying pan with some oil, shape the patties into the size you want and cook one side over medium heat for 5 minutes.
8. Flip the patties over and cook for a further 5 minutes.
9. Once they have browned, they're ready.
10. Mix together the sauce ingredients and add to the frying pan in one go.
11. Mix with the patties and you're done