Author Notes
I came up with these in a flight of fancy one day a year or so ago, and promptly forgot about them until sorting through recipes and finding my notes. I like them because they're different. —Kayb
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Ingredients
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1 pound
ground chicken or turkey
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1
egg, beaten
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1/2 cup
panko or regular breadcrumbs, or cracker crumbs
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2 tablespoons
vegetable oil
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1
shallot, minced
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2
cloves garlic, minced
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1 tablespoon
minced ginger
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1 tablespoon
sesame oil
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2 tablespoons
mirin
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1 teaspoon
fish sauce
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2 tablespoons
soy sauce
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1/2 cup
sesame seeds
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1/2 cup
Pad Thai or hoisin sauce
Directions
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Saute shallot in olive oil until soft. Add garlic, saute until fragrant. Set aside.
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Combine everything except last two ingredients. mix well with hands and shape into four individual loaves, and place on baking sheet. Sprinkle heavily with sesame seeds, pressing lightly to make them adhere.
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Bake at 400 for 10 minutes; glaze with Pad Thai or hoisin. Lower heat to 325 and bake for 30 minutes more, glazing periodically with sauce.
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Serve on a bed of bok choy with extra sauce and fried rice, or on noodles with Chinese sauteed veggies.
I'm a business professional who learned to cook early on, and have expanded my tastes and my skills as I've traveled and been exposed to new cuisines and new dishes. I love fresh vegetables, any kind of protein on the grill, and breakfasts that involve fried eggs with runny yolks. My recipes tend toward the simple and the Southern, with bits of Asia or the Mediterranean or Mexico thrown in here and there. And a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a float in the lake, as pictured, is a pretty fine lunch!
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