Steamed Pearl Balls

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup	120g / 4.2oz	Uncooked short grain rice
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Water
4		Dried shiitake mushrooms
1/2 cup	118ml	Hot water
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Lean - boneless pork
1		Egg
2		Green onions chopped
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped water chestnuts
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cornstarch
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced ginger root
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Pepper
2 teaspoons	10ml	Low sodium soy sauce

Recipe Instructions

Combine uncooked rice and 1 1/2 cup cold water. Let stand 2 hours. Drain rice and place on paper towels to dry.

Combine mushrooms and 1/2 cup hot water; let stand 15 minutes. Remove and discard mushroom stems; set aside caps. Trim excess fat from pork.

With knife blade process pork 1 minutes or until finely chopped. Add reserved mushrooms, egg and remaining ingredients; process 45 seconds or until well blended. Shape pork mixture into 16 (1 in.) Balls. Roll each ball in reserved rice.

Arrange balls in a 10 x 6 x 2 in. Baking pan; place dish on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour water in roasting pan to the depth of 1 in. Bring to a boil. Cover roasting pan.

Reduce heat to medium and steam 20 minutes.

Serve immediately.

Source:
Mario Batali

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