Steamed Meatballs

How to make steamed meatballs?

You can cook this dish in any convenient way. It is very good if there is a steamer or a slow cooker with the Steam program. But even without kitchen devices, it is possible to cook a dish using the old grandmother's method: over a pot of boiling water. The main thing is to have a desire and stock up on a good mood!

1. Pour rice into a small bowl, pour cold water. Leave it on for at least two hours. Rice should swell well during this time.

2. After the specified time, drain the water. And spread the rice in a thin layer on a work surface lined with parchment in several layers. Let it dry off. It can also be spread out on a large baking sheet.

3. Wash the pork, dry it with paper towels. Cut the meat into small pieces. Next, grind with a meat grinder. Season the minced meat with salt.

4. Chop shiitake mushrooms with a blender. Peel and chop the ginger. You can grate ginger on a grater or chop it together with mushrooms. Peel the onion, chop it with a blender. Although it is possible to finely chop the onion, it is optional. Wash the green onions, chop them finely.

5. Add ginger and mushrooms to the minced meat, add rice flour, oyster sauce, chopped onions and green onions, pour brown sugar, season with ground black pepper. Mix thoroughly.

6. Roll small balls of minced meat. The meatballs should be about two centimeters in diameter. Roll the meatballs in rice, sort of pan them.

7. Put the meatballs in the steamer basket, observing a small interval. From the specified amount of ingredients, two batches will be obtained, that is, you will need to make two bookmarks of meatballs alternately.

8. Steam for 30 - 35 minutes starting from the moment the water boils. Ready-made meatballs can be served immediately on the table.

Bon appetit!

Important! To make rice dishes invariably delicious, read the article about the subtleties of choosing rice and the secrets of its preparation .

In addition to pork, any other meat can be used in this dish. Keep in mind that the cooking time, as well as the taste and calorie content of the dish will change. For example, beef is cooked longer than pork, and chicken fillet or turkey is less.

Since the degree of salinity, sweetness, bitterness, sharpness, acid, burning is individual for everyone, always add spices, spices and seasonings, focusing on your taste! If you put some of the seasonings for the first time, then keep in mind that there are spices that it is especially important not to shift (for example, chili pepper).