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Toriniku Matsukaze-yaki Wind-in-the-Pines Chicken Loaf

A sweet-savoury minced chicken loaf baked in a water bath, half the meat pre-cooked in saké so it does not shrink, then glazed with yolk and scattered with white poppy seeds like sand on a pine-fringed shore. Cut in squares.

  • YieldServes 4 (16 squares)
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total1 h 16 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

loaf

  • 450 gminced chicken, preferably thigh
  • 3 tbspsaké
  • 1egg
  • 2egg yolks
  • ¼ tspsalt
  • 2 tbspsugar
  • 3 tbspdark (koikuchi) soy sauce
  • 1 tspfresh ginger juice
  • 1 tspneutral oil, for the foil

topping

  • 1egg yolk, beaten
  • 2 tspwhite poppy seeds (or toasted white sesame seeds)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Poppy seeds
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Ginger
  • Yeast
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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