Farmhouse Recipe: Pork Meatballs

1. 1

   Finely chop the Japanese leeks.

2. 2

   Add water to the bread crumbs and mix.

3. 3

   Add the A. ingredients and the panko to the minced pork, and mix together well until it the mixture is sticky and pale.

4. 4

   Next, add the Japanese leeks and roughly mix together.

5. 5

   Form into 2cm diameter balls with a spoon, or coat your hand with vegetable oil and roll them up by hand.

6. 6

   Fry in about 1320F/160C oil until golden brown, and you are done .

7. 7

   You can eat the mealtballs as-is, or dip them in a mixture of plain mustard and soy sauce.

8. 8

   If you pan fry the meat mixture instead of deep frying it, you can make hamburgers.

9. 9

   Just brown on both sides in a pan lightly coated in vegetable oil, add sake to the pan and cover with a lid to steam-cook the burgers all the way through.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.