Shiitake and Chicken Tsukune Meatball Skewers - Calgary Co-op

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup mirin
• 1/2 cup demerara sugar
• 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2-in piece ginger, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed with back of knife
• 3/4 lbs shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and discarded, larger ones cut in half
• 1 lb ground chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1 tsp finely minced ginger
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil
• 3 green onions, green part sliced very thinly, white part cut into 3/4 in lengths