【Shandong】Panda Pearl Meatballs

Overview

Pearl meatballs, also known as coir raincoat meatballs, are a famous Han snack in Mianyang, Hubei (now Xiantao City). It has a unique flavor, is fragrant and tender, fresh and delicious. I believe many people have seen and eaten pearl meatballs. They are stuffed with fat and thin pork belly, wrapped in a layer of glutinous rice and steamed in a pot. Each small snow-white meatball is crystal clear. It is soft, glutinous and fragrant when you take a bite. The aroma of the meat is combined with the elasticity of the glutinous rice. It is unforgettable. Of course what we are making here is the cute children's version - panda glutinous rice balls. Mothers and babies can also use their imagination to make them into other shapes, such as lambs, kittens, etc. You can also add fragrance to the fillings. Mushrooms, water chestnuts, etc., but for the sake of appearance, do not add soy sauce. Although the pearl balls are so delicious that they cannot stop eating, children cannot eat too much at one time. Too much glutinous rice is not easy to digest, and too much fat is not conducive to the growth and development of children. If the pearl balls are made with pure lean meat, they will taste very bad, and the rice will be hard and unpalatable. It is more appropriate to choose 30% fat and 70% lean meat. This is the amount for a family of three. Try to avoid eating it at night, and remember to exercise more.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• chinese banquet
• good looks
• glutinous rice
• mushroom powder
• onions
• pork belly
• seaweed
• ginger
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare ingredients.

   

2. 2 Glutinous rice should be soaked for more than 4 hours in advance (soaking overnight is better).

   

3. 3 Wash the pork belly and cut into small pieces.

   

4. 4 Put the meat pieces into the wall breaking machine.

   

5. 5 Add onion, ginger, salt and mushroom powder.

   

6. 6 Just wait until it is very fine.

   

7. 7 Pour off the water from the soaked glutinous rice, scoop out a little bit of the meat paste with a spoon, and visually check the size.

   

8. 8 Spread the meat paste evenly with a layer of glutinous rice and roll it into a round shape. You can also wet your hands with water to form the meat paste into a ball and then add the glutinous rice to it.

   

9. 9 Line the steamer with corn husks, and place the glutinous rice balls on the corn husks to prevent them from sticking.

   

10. 10 Steam in a steamer over medium heat for about 20 minutes.

    

11. 11 Use a panda mold to press out the seaweed (if you don’t have a mold, you can use scissors to cut the seaweed or make it into other shapes).

    

12. 12 Finally stick it on the meatballs.