Beef Meatballs

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Lean ground beef
1 tablespoon	15ml	Dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Freshly grated ginger
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sugar
2		Green onions - chopped
1		Egg - beaten
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cornstarch
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sesame oil
2		Garlic cloves - crushed
1 teaspoon	5ml	Soybean condiment - (mein see), see * note
2 teaspoons	10ml	Finely grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Msg - optional
1		Spinach or mustard greens - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

* Note: Can be found in Asian and Oriental markets.

Mix all ingredients together with the exception of the garnish. You need to whip this dish to make it smooth, so I suggest a good electric mixer. Otherwise, do it by hand and beat the blazes out of this stuff.

Roll into small meatballs about 1 1/4-inches in diameter. Press some of the greens into a steaming bowl and top with the meatballs.

Steam the meatballs in several dishes, steaming each, or all together, for that matter, for about 15 minutes. It is best to use your bamboo steaming racks for these dishes. This recipe makes about 20 dim sum.

Hint: To keep meatballs from sticking to your hands, simply moisten your hands in between each molding of a meatball.

Source:
THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith

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