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Chinese Oriental Meatballs ( Pearls )
Chinese Cooking Recipe > Pork Recipes > Oriental Meatballs ( Pearls )| Oriental Meatballs ( Pearls ) |
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| Ingredients: 1/2 c Uncooked short grain rice 3/4 lb Lean ground pork 2 Water chestnuts 3 ts Dried shrimp, soaked/minced 1 Stalk green onion, minced 1/2 ts Minced ginger 2 tb Chopped carrot 2 ts Soya sauce 4 ts Cornstarch 1 Egg white 3/4 ts Sugar 3/4 ts Salt Pinch white pepper |
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Directions: 1-Soak rice in warm water for 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Drain well and set aside. Mix pork with the remaining ingredients in a bowl. 2-Form into 14 meat balls: take a fistful of the mixture and squeeze out a meatball between your thumb and index finger. 3-Use a wet soup spoon to remove meatballs from your fist. Roll the meatballs in the soaked rice until evenly coated. Gently press rice into meatballs. Steam over high heat for 25-30 minutes. 4-Add more water to the steamer if necessary. Serve with soya sauce, if desired. Pearls can be kept in the refrigerator and resteamed. |
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