Tofu and Chicken Meatballs in Teryaki Sauce (Japanese-Style)

Name: Tofu and Chicken Meatballs in Teryaki Sauce (Japanese-Style)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 20 meatballs
Ingredients: 9 ounces ground chicken; 5 ounces medium firm tofu (about 1/3 of 14-oz. package, wrap in paper towel for 15 minutes to drain); 1 sweet bell pepper, minced (3 oz, 87 g, red is nice, but any color is fine); 1 green onions or 1 scallion, minced; 1 inch ginger (if using a tube, otherwise about 1 tsp. grated ginger); 1 egg; 3 dashes salt (to taste); fresh ground black pepper (to taste); 1 tablespoon cooking oil; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon mirin; 2 teaspoons rice vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch (potato starch is fine, too)

Submitted by Maggie

"Based on this recipe: http://justonecookbook.com/recipes/chicken-meatballs/ The tofu makes these meatballs light and fluffy."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 20 meatballs

ingredients

Meatballs
9 ounces ground chicken
5 ounces medium firm tofu (about 1/3 of 14-oz. package, wrap in paper towel for 15 minutes to drain)
1 sweet bell pepper, minced (3 oz, 87 g, red is nice, but any color is fine)
1 green onions or 1 scallion, minced
1 inch ginger (if using a tube, otherwise about 1 tsp. grated ginger)
1 egg
3 dashes salt (to taste)
fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Teriyaki Sauce (can double if desired)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon mirin
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cornstarch (potato starch is fine, too)

directions

Whisk together the teriyaki sauce ingredients and set aside.
Combine ground chicken, sweet bell peppers, green onion and drained tofu (broken into small pieces) and, once blended, mix in the egg, grated ginger, salt and pepper.
Form into small balls (just a bit smaller than a ping pong ball - you should get about 20).
Heat the oil and add the meatballs, leaving some space between them (in two batches if necessary). Cook until browned on one side (about 3 minutes) and then flip over until cooked through.
With all of the meatballs (back) in the pan, add the sauce and cook until the sauce thickens. Carefully mixing so that the meatballs are covered with the sauce.