Meatballs for Bentos
When I was little, I think the popular method to make meatballs for bentos was to heat pre-made meatballs in boiling water.
I wanted to make homemade meatballs for my family, so I came up with this recipe!
There are tips listed in many of the steps.
Adding vinegar is optional. I make this both with and without it, depending on what I feel like. For approx. 18 meatballs. Recipe by Hiromanma
Ingredients
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300 grams Ground beef and pork
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1 ◎Japanese leek (green part)
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2 tsp ◎Katakuriko
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1 dash ◎Salt and pepper
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1 piece worth ◎Juice from grated ginger
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2 tbsp ○Soy sauce
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2 tbsp ○Mirin
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2 tbsp ○Water
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1 1/2 tbsp ○Sugar
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2 tsp ○Katakuriko
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2 tsp ○Vinegar (optional)
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1 dash Vegetable oil
Cooking Instructions
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1
Mix the ○ ingredients together. Vinegar is optional! I usually doesn't put it in, but I do sometimes when we want a refreshing taste.
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2
Finely mince the green part of the leek. Tip: The white part of the leek is fine to use as well if there's no green part! You can also use scallions or different types of Japanese leeks.
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3
Put ground meat in a bowl, add the ◎ ingredients and knead well.
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4
Roll into about 3.5 cm balls.
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5
Heat a frying pan, add a little bit of vegetable oil, and place the rolled meatballs.
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6
Cook the meatballs while rolling them around to brown on all sides over medium or so heat.
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7
Once the meatballs are all browned, cover with a lid and cook for about 3 minutes over low heat.
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8
Remove the lid off and wipe off excess oil that seeped out of the meat with a paper towel. Tip: A lot of oil renders so remove thoroughly.
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Mix the ingredients from Step 1 thoroughly once more, and pour into the pan. Tip: The katakuriko will have settled to the bottom at this point, so it's necessary to stir it again before pouring into the pan.
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10
Stir using a heat-resistant spatula (or similar) and reduce the sauce. It's done once the sauce starts to thicken and form a coating around the meatballs!
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The meatballs, delicious even when cold, are done! Everyone loves this in bentos!
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This can be served for dinner of course, in addition to using them for bentos - and for lunch at home too of course. They are also great as drinking snacks, served with the finely shredded white part of a leek!
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