Chinese Fried Pork Balls Recipes

EASY FRIED CHINESE CHICKEN BALLS

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Drizzle in sesame oil. Gradually add water, whisking constantly until smooth; batter should be the consistency of cream. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.
• Fill a deep pan or wok with oil and slowly heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix cornstarch and white pepper together in a large shallow dish. Dust chicken in the cornstarch mixture and dip into the batter, evenly coating each piece. Transfer to the hot oil in batches and fry until golden and no longer pink in the center, 4 to 5 minutes. Scoop fried chicken out with a slotted spoon. Drain on a clean kitchen towel. Repeat with remaining chicken.

CHINESE PORK MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine pork, eggs, 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch, spring onions, ginger, salt, and soy sauce in a large bowl. Mix well and form into 8 balls.
• Heat oil in a large wok over medium heat. Cook meatballs in the hot oil until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon.
• Drain all but 2 tablespoons oil from the wok. Return meatballs to the wok; add enough chicken broth to just cover meatballs. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until meatballs are no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes.
• Mix remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch with water in a bowl. Stir into the wok until chicken broth thickens, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish.

CHINESE FRIED PORK BALLS

Steps:

• Put the self raising flour into bowl. Add a tsp of baking powder. Add seasoning. Gradually add water until you have a smooth double cream consistency - not too runny.
• Cut up pork into cubes around 1 inch or slightly smaller. Dip in flour and then dip in the batter.
• Heat up some oil in a pan, wok or deep fat fryer. It requires a good amount if you are using a pan - you want the balls to be submerged in the oil. Remember to turn the heat down once it gets to the right temperature. And remember to never leave unattended.
• Add the coated pork to the hot oil, a few at a time. You want them to go a nice golden brown colour - will take about 4-6 minutes.
• Take out and blot on kitchen roll. You can serve these immediately or cool them down and freeze.

EASY CHINESE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix ground pork with around 1 tablespoon. Stir in one direction until the water is well absorbed by the ground pork.
• Add chopped green onion, ginger, cornstarch and other seasonings. Keep stirring in one direction around 2 to 3 minutes until the mixture becomes very sticky. Reset for around 5 minutes. Then stir once again.
• Take one portion out and shape to a ball. Pat several times between two hands.
• Bring around half full water in a deep pot to a boiling, and then slide the meatballs in. Gently move them and use high fire to bring the water to a boiling again and straight after the boiling, slow the fire to medium fire so the balls will be not destroyed by over-strong fire.
• Transfer out and
• In a small bowl, add all the seasoning and then scoop meatball stock and pour to the dipping sauce bowl to tune the seasonings.
• Decorate with coriander and then serve with dipping sauce.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK BALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the pork into 2.5cm cubes and dry them well on kitchen paper.
• Top and tail the onion, then cut it in half lengthways, then slice into 5mm thick strips.
• Remove the seeds form the red pepper and cut it into strips approximately 5mm thick.
• Cut the pineapple into wedges around 1cm wide.
• Mix together the ingredients for the sauce apart from the water, cornflour and vegetables and pineapple.
• Heat the oil for the sauce in a pan over a medium high heat.
• When hot add the onion and red pepper and soften for 2 minutes.
• When softened add the sauce mix and bring to a simmer then cook for 5 minutes.
• Mix the water with the cornflour for the sauce and stir it into the simmering sauce until it begins to thicken.
• Add the pineapple, reduce the heat to lo to keep warm whilst you cook the pork.
• Add 4-5cm of oil to the base of a walk and heat it to 170°C or 340°F.
• Throw the dry ingredients for the batter (less one tablespoon of flour) into a bowl and mix well.
• Just before you are ready to cook, whisk in the cold water,
• Dredge the pork cubes in flour.
• Dip the pork into the batter and then drop into the hot oil, do not overcrowd the pan, stick to 5 or 6 at a time.
• Fry for 5-6 minutes before draining on kitchen paper.
• Serve the balls with the sauce either on the side or drizzled over the top.

CHINESE PORK BALLS

Steps:

• Make the Pork Balls: Place water chestnuts, scallions, pork, salt, soy sauce, and eggs in a large bowl. Mix with hands. Add bread crumbs and ginger and mix well. Chill mixture for 1 hour.
• Shape into 1 inch balls and roll in cornstarch.
• Heat 2 inches of oil to 370 degrees in a deep skillet or large pot. Carefully drop balls into oil one at a time, a dozen per batch. Fry the balls for about 1 to 2 minutes, or until they are golden brown. Break one open to make sure it is cooked through; there should be no pink left. Drain on paper towels. Reheat oil between batches.
• Prepare the Sauce: Place pineapple juice, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, broth, and ginger in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with water and, using a whisk, stir into the boiling mixture. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Then reduce heat to very low.
• Place pork balls in chafing dish and stir in enough sauce to coat.