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Hometown Fried Pork Meatballs

Hometown Fried Pork Meatballs

Hand-chopped pork meatballs fry up crisp outside and tender within, seasoned the old hometown way with ginger and scallion. Straight from the oil, they vanish faster than they can cool.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Prepare the main ingredients: 600 grams of minced pork from the front leg, leftover cold steamed buns crushed, a section of green onion, and one egg.

  2. 2
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    Add salt, thirteen-spice powder, Sichuan pepper powder, egg, starch, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, and chopped scallions to the minced meat.

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    Stir vigorously in one direction.

  4. 4
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    Add dry steamed buns, and if the meat filling is too dry, you can add a little water.

  5. 5
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    This is the prepared meat filling.

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    Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pan. When the oil is about 60% hot, put in the shaped meatballs. Start frying on medium heat to set the shape, then turn to low heat and fry until the meatballs float. Finally, turn to high heat to fry until a crispy shell forms.

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    It takes about 6-8 minutes, then drain to remove the oil.

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    Eat it while it's hot for a crispy outside and soft inside; when it cools, it has a different kind of flavor.

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    Fry more and store it, can be used for big stews, steamed bowls, still the taste from childhood...

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Front leg meat mince
    600g
  • Leftover steamed buns
    4 piece
  • Green onion
    1 section
  • Egg
    1 piece
  • Thirteen Spices
    2g
  • Sichuan pepper powder
    2g

Seasonings

  • Salt
    a pinch
  • light soy sauce
    1 spoon
  • dark soy sauce
    1 spoon
  • Starch
    2 spoon
  • Oyster sauce
    1 spoon