Recipe: Healthy chicken tofu patties with teriyaki sauce! Stop buying the expensive pre-made teriyaki sauce and make it yourself instead ;)

Number of steps:  10 simple steps
Time taken: 20-30 min 
Approx. 100kcal per patty

About This Dish:
Tofu hamburgs are healthy, filling and are easy to make! Most of all, you can saran wrap each one and store them in the freezer and eat it for lunch and dinner whenever you want. Drizzle some homemade teriyaki sauce on top of these patties and serve with rice and veggies. 

What You Need:
(Makes 7 patties)

• 1/2 lb Ground chicken 
• 1 tofu (I bought the medium firm tofu at Trader Joes)
• 1/2 onion
• 1/2 - 1 tbsp of grated or chopped ginger 
• Salt and pepper to taste
• (optional) Garlic, 1 egg in the mix to hold all the ingredients better (if you want)

Teriyaki sauce

• 2.5 tbsp Japanese soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Japanese sake
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 - 2 tbsp mirin

1. Wrap the tofu in kitchen paper towels and put it in the microwave for 1 - 2 minutes. We want to drain the water out of the tofu! After it cools down, drain more water out.

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4. Add the onions and mash further. Add the ginger, salt, pepper and any other tastes you want to add. 

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7.  Once you see a nice burn, flip over the patties and do the same.

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10. Once you place the patties out of the pan, start making the sauce using the same pan. Pour in all the ingredients for the sauce mentioned above and mix on LOW, VERY LOW heat. 

You'll see that the sauce will get more dense and thick. Taste it as you go and once you're happy with it drizzle it on the patties. You can add a couple pinches of flour to make it more saucier if you like.

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2. Start grilling the onions with some olive oil until it turns clear.

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5. Put some oil on your hands and start shaping the patties. I made mine about the size of my palm. Don't make it too thick or else it'll be harder for the heat to go through when cooking.

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8. Turn the heat down to MEDIUM HIGH heat and pour in 1/2 or less of water and close the pan shut with a lid. This procedure will help the patties to get more poofy and soft inside while cooking it through completely.

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3. Mash the tofu in a bowl.

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6. Place some olive oil on a pan on HIGH heat. Once the oil is heated, place the patties on the pan and heat until you see a nice burn.

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9. After 1-2 minutes, check if there is water leftover. If not, your patties are done! If there is water, cover shut until the water is gone.

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