Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Japanese Chicken Tsukune Skewers
日式雞肉丸串
Recipe overview
Minced chicken with ginger and onion is shaped on skewers, cooked through and brushed with sweet soy glaze.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 500 g minced chicken
- 3 stalks spring onions
- 15 g ginger
- 2 tbsp cornflour starch
Chicken mixture
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 0.125 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
Finishing glaze
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp water
02
Tools
- kitchen knife
- cutting board
- grater
- mixing bowl
- measuring spoons
- refrigerator
- lidded pot
- metal skewers
- serving plate
- kitchen paper
- lidded nonstick frying pan
- food tongs
- food thermometer
- pastry brush
03
Steps
Step 1
Wash and finely chop onions; peel and grate ginger
Wash and finely chop onions; peel and grate ginger.
Step 2
Combine chicken, onions, ginger, starch, one teaspoon soy sauce and salt
Combine chicken, onions, ginger, starch, one teaspoon soy sauce and salt.
Step 3
Stir in one direction for 2 minutes until sticky, cover and chill for 10 minutes
Stir in one direction for 2 minutes until sticky, cover and chill for 10 minutes.
Step 4
Place two tablespoons soy sauce, sugar and three tablespoons water in a small pot
Place two tablespoons soy sauce, sugar and three tablespoons water in a small pot.
Step 5
Bring to a boil and simmer 3 minutes until slightly thickened; set aside
Bring to a boil and simmer 3 minutes until slightly thickened; set aside.
Step 6
Wet hands, divide chicken into eight and shape each around a metal skewer as a flattened oval
Wet hands, divide chicken into eight and shape each around a metal skewer as a flattened oval.
Step 7
Clean surfaces and hands that touched raw chicken and prepare a separate cooked-food plate
Clean surfaces and hands that touched raw chicken and prepare a separate cooked-food plate.
Step 8
Heat one tablespoon oil and cook four skewers over medium-low heat for 4 minutes
Heat one tablespoon oil and cook four skewers over medium-low heat for 4 minutes.
Step 9
Turn, cover and cook another 4 minutes over medium-low heat
Turn, cover and cook another 4 minutes over medium-low heat.
Step 10
Check each thickest centre reaches 75 C for 30 seconds; continue cooking if needed
Check each thickest centre reaches 75 C for 30 seconds; continue cooking if needed.
Step 11
Brush with cooked glaze, turn for 30 seconds and transfer to the clean plate; cook second batch with remaining oil
Brush with cooked glaze, turn for 30 seconds and transfer to the clean plate; cook second batch with remaining oil.
Step 12
Warn that metal skewers are hot and remove them before serving when needed
Warn that metal skewers are hot and remove them before serving when needed.
Common mistakes
- Never brush cooked meat with liquid from the raw chicken bowl; early glazing burns.
Tips
Flatten the meatballs for even cooking through the centre. Contains soy; use clean tongs for cooked meat and remove skewers before serving children.
