Italian Chicken Meatballs

• 1 net 500 grams Ground chicken thigh and/or breast
• 100 grams Lotus root
• 1 Green onions or scallions
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp Soy sauce
• 1 tsp Sake
• 2 tsp Grated ginger
• 1/4 *Minced onion
• 4 tbsp *Ketchup
• 2 tsp * Pesto genovese (or fresh basil)
• 1 Tabasco (optional)

1. Mince the lotus root (but not too finely).
2. Chop up the green onions into small pieces.
3. Finely mince the onion for the sauce and soak in water.
4. Put the ground chicken, lotus root, green onions, and seasonings in a bowl and mix well.
5. Make bite-sized balls, heat some oil (not listed) in a frying pan, and fry the meat balls.
6. While frying, pat dry the soaked onions with a paper towel.
7. Mix with the ingredients to make the sauce.
8. Sauce If you don't have pesto, finely chop up some fresh basil or use store-bought basil pesto.
9. Or add minced garlic for fragrance.
10. Add Tabasco to taste!
11. It's great for adults who want that extra punch!

lotus root, green onions, egg, soy sauce, sake, ginger, onion, ketchup

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/155185-italian-chicken-meatballs (may not work)