Jiao Liu Meatballs

Overview

Jiaoliu meatballs are a traditional dish from Shandong. They are very delicious and go well with rice. The Jiao Liu meatballs are fried first and then fried. They taste charred on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, and have a beautiful color. In order to increase the taste, you can put some chopped water chestnuts, bread crumbs, lotus root and the like in it. The taste is also quite good. It can also be used as a delicacy for entertaining guests.

Tags

• hot dishes
• cantonese cuisine
• old man
• dinner with friends
• autumn recipes
• lunch
• clear water
• cooking wine
• light soy sauce
• meat filling
• old soy sauce
• onion white
• sugar
• vinegar
• water chestnut
• ginger
• salt
• white pepper

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash and peel the water chestnuts. Cut into small cubes.

   

2. 2 Cut green onions and ginger into fine pieces and set aside. (Save a little for making jiaoliu meatballs).

   

3. 3 Beat the eggs into the meat filling, add cooking wine, pepper and salt, and use chopsticks to stir in one direction until smooth.

   

4. 4 Add the diced water chestnuts and continue stirring until smooth.

   

5. 5 Add minced scallions, minced ginger and a little starch and continue stirring until thick.

   

6. 6 This is a well-mixed meat filling.

   

7. 7 Wearing disposable gloves, grab an appropriate amount of meat filling with your left hand, squeeze out the meatballs from the tiger's mouth between your thumb and index finger, and scoop them out with a spoon dipped in water.

   

8. 8 Heat oil in a pot until about 60 degrees. Gently put it in along the edge of the oil pan (you can turn to low heat at this time).

   

9. 9 I fried it in two pots. Do not flip the meatballs at this time. Wait until one side of the meatballs is set before flipping and frying the other side.

   

10. 10 Mix the minced onion and ginger, water starch, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, sugar and vinegar for the Jiaoyou meatballs with water and set aside for side dishes. (You can choose any side dishes).

    

11. 11 Add another 1 tablespoon of oil to the pot, add minced ginger and scallion in cold oil and stir-fry until fragrant.

    

12. 12 Add vinegar, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce diluted sauce and water and bring to a boil.

    

13. 13 Pour the prepared water starch into the pot.

    

14. 14 Add the fried meatballs and cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens and serve.

    

15. 15 Add garnishes to garnish. It’s delicious and tempting, grab a bowl of rice, hey, eat to your heart’s content!