Plump juicy chicken meatballs smothered in a terrific homemade Teriyaki sauce, based on my mother’s authentic Teriyaki Chicken recipe. Would you serve these Teriyaki Chicken Meatballs as a meal or pass them around at a party?

These Teriyaki Meatballs are a total crowd pleaser. The sauce for this recipe is based on my mother’s real-deal Teriyaki Chicken recipe (you will be surprised how easy it is – less than 15 minutes start to finish, NO marinating!)

Prep Time

    •    Prep time: 20 minutes
    •    Cook time: 15 minutes
    •    Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients

For the Teriyaki Sauce:

    •    1/4 cup / 65ml Mirin
    •    3/4 cup / 180ml water
    •    1 tbsp cornflour / cornstarch
    •    1 tbsp white sugar (Brown also OK)
    •    1/4 cup / 65ml soy sauce, all purpose / ordinary
    •    1/4 cup / 65ml cooking sake or sub with Chinese cooking wine or dry sherry

For the Meatballs:

    •    1 egg
    •    1/2 tsp salt
    •    1 garlic clove, minced
    •    500g / 1 lb chicken mince
    •    1 cup panko breadcrumbs
    •    1 1/2 tsp cooking sake, or sub with Chinese cooking wine or dry sherry

For Cooking:

    •    1 tbsp oil
    •    Sesame seeds, for garnish (Optional)
    •    Sliced green onions / scallions, for garnish (Optional)

Method

1. Place Meatball ingredients in a bowl.
2. Place cornflour in a bowl with 1 tbsp of the water, then mix until lump free. Then add the soy sauce, sake, mirin and sugar, mix.
3. Add 2 tsp of Teriyaki Sauce into the Meatball bowl.
4. Add remaining water into the Sauce and mix. Set aside.
5. Mix Meatball mixture with your hands. Measure out 1 heaped tablespoon and roll into balls. See Note 3 for tips if mixture is too sticky.
6. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add all the meatballs and cook, rolling to brown all over, for 5 minutes. They will still be a bit raw inside.
7. Turn heat down. Give the Sauce a quick mix then add it into the pan. Bring to a simmer then cook for 2 - 3 minutes or until it thickens into a glossy sauce that coats the meatballs.
8. Serve over rice, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds if desired.

This great family recipe is thanks to Recipe Tin Eats at https://www.recipetineats.com/teriyaki-chicken-meatballs/