I believe that many people like to eat meatballs . They are indispensable for hot pot. Adding a few when cooking noodles and soup can also greatly enhance the taste and nutrition. However, the meatballs bought from outside are of higher quality if they are of good quality, and more may be added to the meatballs of poor quality, so the quality of the meat cannot be guaranteed.
So if you want to eat meatballs, you can try making them yourself. It’s not difficult to make. You can make it if you have a food processor ( meat grinder ). Today I will share with you my recipe using pork and chicken breasts to ensure that the meatballs you make will be chewy and fragrant the more you chew them.
Pork & Chicken meatballs
[Ingredients] Pork, chicken breast, green onion, ginger, salt, pepper, pepper powder, ice water
[Specific method]
, pork and chicken breast 1:1, wash and cut into small pieces . For pork here, it is best to use 28 fat and lean front leg meat, followed by hind leg meat.
. Put the cut pork and chicken breast into a food processor, then add minced green onion, minced ginger, salt, pepper, and Sichuan peppercorns. If you like colorful meatballs, you can add a little dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, or oyster sauce. Add about 100 ml of ice water for better results with ice residue. Install the machine and knead the meat filling and seasonings evenly.
, then add 1~2 grams of baking soda to make the meat filling taste softer and more tender. Add about 150 ml of ice water in two batches and beat to make the meat filling thicker.
. The finally minced meat filling is as shown below. It is in a very sticky state. Turn the meat grinder upside down and the meat filling will not fall off.
. Use chopsticks to pick it up. You can see that the meat filling is very elastic. This has reached the standard of making meatballs .
, boil a pot of water, reduce the heat to the minimum, and the water will boil slightly. Hold the meat filling in the palm of your hand, squeeze out the meatball shape from the tiger's mouth, and then use a small spoon to transfer the meatballs to the pot.
, when all the meatballs are put into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and then skim off the foam on the surface. Turn to medium heat and cook for about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat when the meatballs are cooked.
. Take out the meatballs and put them into ice water to cool down, which can make the taste more chewy. If you don’t have ice water, you can skip this step, just take it out and drain it.
The meatballs made in this way have a delicate texture, and the meat is firm and elastic. When you bite it in your mouth, the more you chew, the more delicious it becomes.
When the meatballs are completely cool, pack them in plastic bags and freeze them in the refrigerator. You can usually add some when cooking soup, noodles, stews, and hot pot. It is delicious and nutritious.
rice rice tips
, here I am making meatballs with a mixture of pork and chicken. You can make pure pork, beef, chicken, etc. meatballs according to your own preferences.
, the weather is relatively hot now. Adding ice water when mincing the meat filling can make the meat filling better. The meatballs made have a chewier texture. Put about 250 grams of ice water for 500 grams of meat.
, when cooking meatballs, be careful and take them out immediately after cooking. The texture of the meatballs will become loose after being cooked for a long time.
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