Chinese Pork and Ham Recipes - Steamed Minced Meatballs Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 450 g/1lb minced (ground) pork Ionian, chopped

• 1 red pepper, chopped

• 1 green pepper, chopped

• 2 pieces stem ginger, chopped

• 5 ml/1 tsp curry powder

• 5 ml/1 tsp paprika

• 1 egg, beaten

• 45 ml/3 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 50 g/2 oz short-grain rice

• salt and freshly ground pepper

• 60 ml/4 tbsp chopped chives

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Method:

1. Mix together the garlic, salt, pork, onion, peppers, ginger, curry powder and paprika.

2. Work the egg into the mixture with the corn-flour and rice. Season with salt and pepper then mix in the chives.

3. With wet hands, shape the mixture into small balls.

4. Place these in a steam basket, cover and cook over gently boiling water for 20 minutes until cooked.