White radish meatballs

Overview

White radish is a common vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked. Its taste is slightly spicy. Modern research believes that white radish contains mustard oil, amylase and crude fiber, which can promote digestion, enhance appetite, accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, relieve cough and reduce phlegm. The theory of traditional Chinese medicine also believes that it tastes pungent and sweet, has a cool nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridian. It is a good food therapy product and can treat or assist in the treatment of many diseases. The Compendium of Materia Medica calls it the most beneficial among vegetables. Radish meatballs are one of the classic specialties and belong to Shandong cuisine. Grate the radish into thin strips, squeeze out the water, mix in flour, add onion and ginger and fry into golden radish balls. As a kind of fried food, it can be found all over the country. Generally, the dough is stuffed with minced meat, coriander, and other condiments, and then the oil (edible oil) is boiled. The wrapped balls are put into the oil pan and fried for a period of time. They are taken out with a strainer and placed in a dry place to cool down before eating. I just bought a white radish yesterday, and I also fried a pot of radish balls today. I didn’t shred them, I just crushed them with a vegetable chopper and squeezed out the excess water (squeezing out the water is very important), then added flour, eggs and seasonings, and then formed into balls and fried them. This time I didn’t add coriander, so the taste was slightly inferior, but it was still very delicious. I especially liked eating it with chopsticks.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• chicken essence
• edible oil
• egg
• five spice powder
• flour
• white radish
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash, peel and slice the white radish.

   

2. 2 Chop some more and put it into a vegetable chopper.

   

3. 3 Grate the radish and add a little salt to draw out the moisture.

   

4. 4 Squeeze off excess water.

   

5. 5 Add a cup of flour, beat a raw egg and mix with the white radish.

   

6. 6 Add salt, chicken essence and five-spice powder.

   

7. 7 Stir evenly, adding a little water if necessary.

   

8. 8 Form into balls with your hands.

   

9. 9 Heat oil in a pan, add meatballs and fry over medium heat.

   

10. 10 Turn the meatballs over halfway through and take them out when they are cooked inside and out.

    

11. 11 Plate and serve.

    

12. 12 You can also wear it on chopsticks and eat it.