Receta Tsukune

Tsukune is a type of “chicken meatballs” skewered and charcoal grilled usually served on yakitori establishments. Commonly this Japanese dish in its basic form consists minced chicken meat, minced onions, eggs and seasonings from here additional ingredients can be added like mashed yam, lotus roots, shiso leaves or chicken cartilage. Just before serving tsukune is usually seasoned with “tare” a caramelized sauce with a sweet and savoury flavour which gives it that delicious touch. Other versions also requires a quick dip in a raw egg wash before consuming.

Today tsukune is usually made out of chicken but traditionally fish was also used, usually fish fillets are ground using a Suribachi, a Japanese version of mortar and pestle then…