Weber Q | TSUKUNE - Japanese Chicken Meatballs On The Grill!

ground chicken

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey offers a leaner option while ground pork is often less expensive.

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar + sugar

💰Cheaper: white wine + sugar

Rice vinegar + sugar mimics the sweetness of mirin.

panko breadcrumbs

🥗Healthier: whole wheat breadcrumbs

💰Cheaper: regular breadcrumbs

Whole wheat breadcrumbs add fiber, while regular breadcrumbs are often cheaper.

sake

🥗Healthier: dry white wine

💰Cheaper: rice vinegar

Dry white wine can substitute sake in flavor, while rice vinegar is more accessible.

Prepare the marinade by combining 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup mirin, 2 tablespoons sake, 2 tablespoons water, 3 smashed garlic cloves, 1 small slice of ginger, and the green part of 3 green onions in a saucepan.

Whisk the marinade ingredients together and add a pinch of sugar if desired for sweetness.

Heat the marinade on the stove until it boils, then reduce to a simmer for about 30 minutes until it reduces by half.

In a mixing bowl, add 1/2 pound of ground turkey, 3 chopped cloves of garlic, the remaining chopped green onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper.

Mix the turkey mixture with gloved hands until combined, then add 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs to bind the mixture and mix again thoroughly.

Form the turkey mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs, yielding about 9 meatballs.

Baste the meatballs with the reduced marinade (tare) and marinate in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

Skewer 2-3 meatballs onto bamboo skewers, using 2 meatballs per skewer.

Preheat the Weber Q 2000 grill to medium heat and oil the grates with olive oil to prevent sticking.

Place the meatballs on the grill and cook for a total of 10 minutes, turning every 3-4 minutes for even cooking.

During the last minute of cooking, drizzle the remaining tare over the meatballs and close the lid for 30 seconds to glaze them.

Check for doneness, ensuring they are firm and cooked through, then remove from the grill.

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