【Shandong】Sixi meatballs
Overview
Sixi meatballs are one of the classic traditional Chinese dishes and belong to Shandong cuisine. It consists of four meatballs with good color, aroma and taste, which embodies the four great events of life: happiness, wealth, longevity and joy. It is often used as the finale dish in wedding banquets, birthday banquets and other banquets to take its auspicious meaning. In terms of appearance, Sixi meatballs consist of four larger meatballs and other accessories. The recipe for Sixi Meatballs is basically the same as that of Lion Head, except that only four meatballs are used for Sixi Meatballs. In Shandong, Sixi meatballs are one of the must-have New Year's Eve meals, not only because they imply auspiciousness, but also because they are rich in oily red sauce, which suits the appetite of Shandong people and represents the meaning of reunion
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Ingredients
Steps
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Prepare the ingredients, wash the pork and peel the water chestnuts
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Chop green onion, ginger, and mince water chestnuts
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Put the pork stuffing into a small pot, add eggs, starch, 10 grams of very fresh soy sauce, pepper, cooking wine, sesame oil, allspice, salt, 5 grams of oyster sauce and mix clockwise
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Add the minced onions, ginger and water chestnuts and stir clockwise
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Weigh 4 equal portions of filling, dip your hands in water, and beat them back and forth more than 10 times between your hands to make a round shape
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Heat the oil until 80% hot, add the meatballs and fry until the surface is golden brown and take it out
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In another pot, pour 10 grams of oil 1, add onion and ginger, stir-fry until fragrant, add 120 grams of light soy sauce, 10 grams of dark soy sauce, and 15 grams of oyster sauce and cook until bubbling
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Add water to cover two-thirds of the meatballs. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat and simmer for 25 minutes. At this time, less than half of the soup remains. Taste the taste. Add an appropriate amount of salt and 3 grams of sugar. Remove the meatballs
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Add water starch to thicken the soup
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Turn off the heat when the soup thickens
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Pour the soup on the meatballs and they will be ready
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Very delicious
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