So juicy, tender, and easy to make, this delicious Chicken Meatballs with Sweet and Sour
Sauce is a perfect weeknight meal for busy home cooks!

Chicken Meatballs with Sweet and Sour Sauce

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb ground chicken (454 g)
• ½ onion (roughly 4-5 oz or 113-142 g)
• 1 large egg
• 3 Tbsp panko
• 1 Tbsp potato starch/cornstarch
• 1 Tbsp sake
• ½ tsp kosher/sea salt (use half for table salt)
• ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• Water (for steaming)

Sweet and Sour Sauce (Make 1 cup)

• 6 Tbsp ketchup
• 4 Tbsp mirin (I used Takara Mirin)
• 4 Tbsp soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp sake (I used Sho Chiku Bai Classic Junmai Sake)
• 1 tsp potato starch/cornstarch (for thickening)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Gather all the ingredients.
   

To Make Sauce

1. In a measuring cup or small bowl, combine 6 Tbsp ketchup, 4 Tbsp mirin, 4 Tbsp soy sauce, 2Tbsp rice vinegar, 2 Tbsp sugar, 1 Tbsp sake, and 1 tsp potato starch and whisk well.

To Make Meatballs

1. Mince the onion into fine pieces.
2. In a bowl, combine ground chicken, minced onion, 1 large egg, 3 Tbsp panko, 1 Tbsp potato/corn starch, 1 Tbsp sake, ½ tsp kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Knead the mixture well with your hand until the mixture is pale in color and very sticky.
3. Apply a small amount of cooking oil to your hands and make a ping-pong ball size shape with the mixture. If you have a cookie scooper, it helps to make equal size balls.
4. Once you make a ball, place it on a tray or plate lined with a sheet of parchment paper. Once you finish shaping, cover the tray/plate with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 15 minutes so the melted fat on meatballs will solidify.
5. Put ½ inch (roughly 1 cm) water in a large frying pan and bring it to boil. Carefully place the meatballs in the water.
6. Cover and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove the lid and let the water evaporate while you continue cooking the meatballs on medium high heat, turning the meatballs once in a while.
7. As water evaporates, the meatballs will turn brown. If the frying pan gets a burnt spot, wipe off with paper towel.
8. Add the sweet and sour sauce and coat the meatballs well with the sauce. Turn off the heat and serve.

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