Japanese meatballs with ponzu

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Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce Naturally Brewed Less Salt Soy Sauce Ponzu Lemon Panko - Japanese Style Crispy Bread Crumbs Main courses Meat Spring Summer

½ onion, finely chopped
2½ tbsp vegetable oil
250 g minced beef
250 g minced pork
1 clove of garlic, crushed
70 g Kikkoman Panko - Japanese Style Crispy Bread Crumbs
2 tbsp milk
1 large egg
2-3 tbsp Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce
Freshly ground black pepper

Sauce:

125 ml Kikkoman Ponzu Lemon
1 tbsp Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Less Salt Soy Sauce
1 tsp sugar

Garnish:

1 spring onion, finely chopped

Preparation

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan to medium heat and fry finely chopped onion until golden brown. Chill the onions.

Mix minced meat, fried onion, breadcrumbs, milk, egg, Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce and pepper thoroughly in a large bowl. Leave to chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Mix Kikkoman Ponzu Lemon, Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Less Salt Soy Sauce and sugar in a bowl and set aside.

Make round meatballs, and heat 1½ tbsp. oil in a frying pan to medium heat. Fry the meatballs 3-4 minutes on each side. Turn down the heat and fry for another 4-5 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through. Pour the sauce in the pan and bring to the boil for a couple of minutes while covering the meatballs. Take the meatballs off the pan and reduce the sauce a bit more.

Garnish the meatballs with chopped spring onion and serve with the sauce and vegetable side dish.