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Main INGREDIENTS
- Meat
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
Mini Patties
- 15-20g (1.5 tablespoons) dried Hijiki seaweed
- 3-4 shitake mushrooms, chopped
- 2 teaspoons grated ginger
- 100g firm tofu
- 400g minced pork
- 1 egg, beaten
- ¼ cup(25g) panko (Japanese breadcrumb) or breadcrumb
- 1 tablespoon white miso
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Oil for cooking
To Garnish
- Grated daikon/Mooli (Japanese radish) and chopped chives or shiso leaves.
Yuzu ponzu sauce (makes 135ml)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or brown rice vinegar
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 2 tablespoons yuzu juice
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Method
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1Put the dried Hijiki in a bowl and soak it in plenty of cold water for 15-20 minutes. Make sure the Hijiki becomes soft, it should increase by about five times its original size. Drain the hijiki using a sieve and rinse with cold water.
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2Chop the fresh shiitake mushroom and finely grate the ginger. Next, break down the tofu block, crumbling it by hand. Then add the remaining of the patty ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly by hand until sticky.
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3Divide into 12 balls and flatten to make patty shapes around 1.5cm thick and set aside.
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4Preheat the oven to 190°C/ 170°C Fan/ Gas Mark 5. Place the grill on a medium heat to warm for a few minutes. Carefully brush the grill with a little oil, then place the patties on to cook for 3 minutes on each side. Put them then into the oven for another 3 minutes.
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5To make the Ponzu sauce, grate the daikon with a fine grater into a small bowl. Add all other Ponzu sauce ingredients and mix together well.
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6Serve the patties alongside the Ponzu sauce.
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7Yuki’s Tips:
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8Try using a different type of meat, such as chicken or turkey.
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9If you have a Japanese daikon grater, this is great, but you can also use a regular grater too.
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10You can serve the patties in buns like normal hamburgers, perfect for a BBQ party. They can also be made into bigger sized patties or made smaller as a tasty appetiser for a drinks party.