Light and Fluffy Meatballs
- 300 grams Ground pork
- 1/2 tbsp Grated ginger
- 1 tbsp Sake
- 1/2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 dash Salt and pepper
- 1 Egg
- 1/3 block Tofu
- 1/2 Onion
- 2 tbsp Katakuriko
- 3 tbsp Ketchup
- 3 tbsp Sugar
- 3 tbsp Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Sake
- 1 tsp Soy sauce
- 1 tsp Oyster sauce
- Finely chop the onions.
- Beat the egg.
- Drain the tofu lightly.
- Add the ingredients to the ground pork and mix together.
- Add the beaten egg in 2 to 3 batches, mixing between additions.
- Add the chopped onions, as well as the tofu, crumbling it as you mix it in.
- Mix in the katakuriko and the hamburger mixture is done.
- Set the frying oil (not listed) to 340F/170C.
- Form round meatballs with spoons, and drop them into the oil to deep fry.
- As long as the meatballs are nicely browned, they don't have to be cooked all the way through (they'll be simmered later on).
- I made 21 meatballs with the amounts indicated this time.
- Mix the ingredients with 500 ml of water.
- Heat up a tablespoon of oil in a deep pot, and cook 3 tablespoons of ketchup until fragrant (watch out for the oil spitting).
- When it's fragrant, add the combined ingredients from Step 6 and the meatballs.
- All you need to do now is simmer.
- You may think there's too much liquid in the pan, but it's fine.
- Keep simmering over high heat.
- Shake the pot occasionally to coat the meatballs evenly.
- The sauce will reduce in about 15 minutes.
ground pork, ginger, sake, soy sauce, salt, egg, onion, katakuriko, ketchup, sugar, vinegar, sake, soy sauce, oyster sauce
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/171234-light-and-fluffy-meatballs (may not work)