Cabbage leaf - depend on how many meat balls u make. Blanch in boiling water until soft, remove, set aside.
1 lb minced pork
3 pcs shiitaki mushrooms - soaked - finely chopped
1 Tbsp dried prawns - rinsed - finely chopped
2 stalks spring onions - finely chopped
2 Dries Ears - soaked - finely chopped
1 tsp ginger paste
2 tsp garlic paste
Marinate all the above ingredients with:-
- 1/4 Tbsp salt
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 Tbsp Shao Hsing wine
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 egg white
- 2 Stalks of spring onion- cut 1" length
- 3 Cloves of garlic
- 1/2 tsp chicken powder
- 1/4 Tbsp curry powder
- 1/4 Tbsp black vinegar
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp sar char sauce
- 1 Tbsp rice wine
- 1/4 Tbsp shao shing cooking wine
- 2 cups broth (vegetable or chicken)
- Mix all minced stuff and paste and marinate for 30 minutes or more.
- Shape into ball shape and set aside. ( the bigger the better, but too big. Smaller tend to get harder after fried)
- Heat enough oil, fry the meat ball until golden brown. Remove.
- Wrapped meat ball in cabbage leaves. Set aside.
- Heat oil, saute. Add in all the Sauce ingredients. High heat about 5 minutes then reduce heat. Add in the cabbage ball in sauce, simmer until the sauce almost dry. Serve. (If like more sauce, stop fire earlier).

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