Tsumire - Japanese Nabe Meatballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb pork
1/4 cup miso (to taste)
1/4 cup sake
1/4 cup fresh ginger, grated
1 egg
flour or starch, as needed
green onion, chopped (optional)

Preparation

Mix the sake and miso to dissolve the miso.
Add all ingredients to a medium bowl and mix well. Be careful not to add too much flour/starch or the meatballs will be tough, but you'll need to add enough to keep them from falling apart in the nabe broth. You may want to cook a test meatball to check the taste/texture.
Drop by spoonfuls into the boiling nabe broth. They won't be perfectly round because the mixture should be too soft to form them into perfect balls.