Ken Hom

Steamed Pearl Balls

Preparation info

  • Difficulty

    Medium

  • Makes About

    14

    meat balls .

Appears in

top 1000Chinese Technique

Chinese Technique

By Ken Hom

Published 1981

For an unusual variation of Pearl Balls, roll the meat balls in spicy Rice Crumbs and steam them as below.

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe Basic Meat Balls
  • ½ cup glutinous rice, soaked 30 minutes to soften

Method

Steaming

  1. Roll the meat balls in the presoaked glutinous rice.

  2. Make sure they are thoroughly coated.

  3. Put them in a bamboo steamer lined with cheesecloth and steam them for 30 minutes. Cut one open to be sure they are done.

  • May be prepared several hours in advance and reheated by steaming.
  • Suggested Beverage: Pinot Noir or Burgundy

© 1981 Ken Hom. All rights reserved.

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