Name: Crispy Tofu & Pork Balls
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: lettuce, to serve; 300 g (10½ oz) firm tofu; 100 g (3½ oz) minced (ground) pork belly; 30 g (1 oz) piece of ham, finely diced; 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; fresh chilli sauce, to serve; 2 teaspoons grated palm sugar (jaggery); 3 teaspoons fish sauce; 1 tablespoon plain (all-purpose) flour; vegetable oil, for deep-frying; ½ spring onion (scallion), finely sliced; ½ teaspoon sea salt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

About

These are good to serve with another dish or two that are saucy. They also make perfect cocktail food with a little chilli or sweet soy sauce. The lettuce is important — each tofu and pork ball should be wrapped up with some chilli sauce in a lettuce leaf. It gives a crunchy, simultaneously hot and cooling sensation that really makes the dish.