Name: Chicken Steak Don (Tori Tsukune Don)
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Yellow onion ¼, grated and strained; Salt ⅛ tsp; Minced chicken 200 g (7 oz); Japanese mayonnaise to taste; Breadcrumbs 2 Tbsp; Pepper to taste; Mixed chilli powder (shichimi / nanami togarashi) to taste; Canola oil for frying; Johakuto sugar 2 Tbsp; Koikuchi soy sauce 40 ml (1⅖ fl oz); Sake 20 ml (⅔ fl oz); Mirin 20 ml (⅔ fl oz); Arrowroot powder (kuzuko) 1 tsp + 2 tsp water; Plain (all-purpose) flour for dusting; Steamed rice 400 g (14 oz); Shiso leaves for garnishing; Japanese cucumber for garnishing; Chopped spring onions (scallions) for garnishing; Potato starch 1 Tbsp; Egg ¼

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Donburi

By Aki Watanabe

Published 2022

About

Tori tsukune, or chicken patty, is a versatile ingredient that can be used to prepare anything from yakitori (grilled chicken) to juicy burgers. Here, it is part of a hearty meal with steaming white rice.

Ingredients

Plain (all-purpose) flour for dusting
Canola oil for frying
Steamed rice 400 g (14 oz

Method

Prepare sauce. Pour koikuchi soy sauce, sugar, mirin and sake into a saucepan. Simmer until it reduces by two-thirds. Thicken with arrowroot powder mixture. Set aside.
Mix all ingredients for chicken steak. Mix well until sticky. Shape two round steaks from mixture and dust with flour.
Heat oil in a pan. Fry steaks over medium-high heat until they brown

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