Chinese Pearl Balls Appetizers Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Soaked the rice for 2 hours. Mix the rest of the ingredients with ground pork in a mixing bowl and add 1 to 1.5 cups of water. Mix well and let sit for 30 minutes.
• 2. Spread out the soaked riced onto a plate. Roll the meat into a small ball with the help of a tablespoon.
• 3. Gently roll the meatball on the plate of rice to cover the meatball. Place onto a plate that can sit inside of the bamboo steamer.
• 4. Bring 1/2 pot of water to boil and place the stacked bamboo steamer (with the plated meatballs inside) on top. Make sure there's a good seal between the pot and the steamer. Steam for 30 minutes.
• 5. Take off the steamer from the pot and let it cool. Suggestion for plating: plate the meatballs on top of a bed of shredded lettuce and surround them by green broccoli or shredded green and red bell peppers.
• 6. DIPPING SAUCE: Mix all ingredients together and serve with pearl meatballs.

Steps:

• Soak the glutinous rice in water overnight; drain well in a colander.
• Mince the pork and the ginger and green onions. Lightly beat the egg and combine in a bowl with the light soy sauce, wine, water, cornstarch, sugar, and the salt.
• Take about 1 tablespoon of filling and form into a ball with the rest of the pork mixture. Roll the pork balls lightly over the dried glutinous rice until they are completely coated. Place the pork balls on a heat proof dish 1/2 to 1" apart place the dish on a rack in a pot, cover and steam over boiling water for between 25 - 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Soak the rice in water to cover for 4 hours. Drain and pat dry. Soak the mushrooms in 1/2 cup warm water for 1 hour. Drain and discard the tough stems. Chop the caps finely.
• Mix together all the ingredients, except the rice, until well blended. Your hands are best for this job. Form balls 1 inch in diameter.
• Spread the rice on a baking sheet. One at a time, roll the pearl balls in it, coating completely. Set the balls on a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Refrigerate. The balls can be frozen at this point.
• To steam pearl balls, put steamer in a pan or wok and add water so that it comes to within 1 inch of steamer bottom. Put balls on steamer racks. Bring to boil. Cover and steam for 30 minutes. Serve hot.
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