Chicken — usually thigh, sometimes with skin — minced fine, the base of meatballs, soboro and many simmered and grilled dishes. Leaner and milder than ground pork or beef, it takes on seasoning readily and, with thigh meat, stays moist and tender when cooked. It is the foundation of tsukune, the grilled Japanese chicken meatball.
Where it comes from
A everyday Japanese kitchen staple, above all the base of tsukune chicken meatballs and soboro mince.
In the kitchen
Shaped into tsukune meatballs, cooked as soboro, or simmered into sauces and fillings.
Nutrition (per 100g)
~143kcalCal
~17.0gProtein
~8.0gFat
~0.0gCarbs
~0.0gFiber
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