【Hubei】Pearl meatballs

Overview

All banquets in Hubei are inseparable from steamed vegetables. You need to live a prosperous life, and the meatballs that are indispensable at the New Year's Eve dinner symbolize the joy of family reunion. Therefore, this beautiful and auspicious pearl meatball is one of the must-have dishes on the Hubei reunion banquet table. Don’t underestimate these little pearl meatballs. It is a dish that many people remember making only during holidays. It has a very nostalgic taste, with the taste of hometown and mother. Don’t just think that these pearl meatballs are meatballs with a pearl rice coating. In fact, this is not the case. Its fillings vary from meat fillings to beef fillings to tofu fillings. . . My favorite is the pearl meatballs made by my grandma. You have to wait until the Chinese New Year to eat this dish. My grandma is often busy in the kitchen for most of the day: soaking glutinous rice, mincing meat stuffing, stir-frying, seasoning...ah, how can there be stir-fry? This is the difference between my meatballs. There is also fried plum blossoms wrapped in the middle. It has a very special taste. After many processes, this pearl meatballs will be served hot to the table.

Tags

• hot dishes
• chinese banquet
• hubei cuisine
• glutinous rice
• meat filling
• oil
• onions
• umeboshi
• ginger
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the raw materials, soak glutinous rice and prunes in water;

   

2. 2 Add salt, cooking wine, minced ginger and starch to the meat filling;

   

3. 3 Mix them evenly and beat vigorously;

   

4. 4 Put a little oil in the pot, add ginger and green onions and saute until fragrant;

   

5. 5 Add the prunes and stir-fry;

   

6. 6 Stir fry for a few times and then add appropriate amount of salt to taste;

   

7. 7 Take out the fried prunes and pick out the ginger slices and green onions;

   

8. 8 Take a small ball of meat stuffing and wrap it in the fried prunes;

   

9. 9 Roll it into balls;

   

10. 10 Then put it in the soaked glutinous rice and roll it,

    

11. 11 Take it out and press it so that the glutinous rice evenly coats the meatballs;

    

12. 12 Place the wrapped glutinous rice balls on the steamer;

    

13. 13 After steaming, steam over high heat for twenty minutes and then garnish with some wolfberries on top.

    

14. 14 It's served.