*131. Prawn (Shrimp) Balls

Name: Prawn (Shrimp) Balls (炸蝦球)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon pressed ginger (juice); ½ teaspoon pressed ginger (juice); 4 level tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch); 3 egg whites; Fat for deep-frying; 4 level tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch); Wild Pepper Mix; ¼ lb. pork fat; 1 lb. prawns; ½ level teaspoon salt; 3 to 4 tablespoons water

炸蝦球

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 3
persons

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chinese Gastronomy

By Hsiang Ju Lin and Tsuifeng Lin

Published 1957

About

Ingredients

1 lb. prawns
¼ lb. pork fat
3 to 4 tablespoons

Asia
China
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Shell the prawns, wash them and pat them dry. Chop the pork fat very finely, then add it to the prawns and chop them together, gradually adding water, salt and pressed ginger. Continue to chop, adding the 3 egg whites and the 4 tablespoons cornflour one by one. When all the ingredients are well mixed by chopping, take a handful of the paste, and squeeze it through index finger and thumb into ho