Name: Easy Chinese Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cups minced pork; 1 tablespoon water; 1 green onion (finely chopped); 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped ginger; 2 tablespoons cornstarch (can be replaced by one large egg white); water or chicken stock for boiling; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; salt as needed; 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion or more as needed; 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander or more as needed (optional); 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce; 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 garlic clove (smashed); salt as needed; 2 fresh Thai chili peppers (cut into small circles); 2 tablespoons stock for boiling the meatballs

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This is the most easy Chinese meatball recipe with super simple ingredients and a wonderful, fresh dipping sauce.

I admit that I love meatballs because most of them are quite simple and super yummy. As a hot pot lover, various kinds of meatballs are always my favorite no matter chicken meatballs, pork meatballs, beef meatballs or shrimp meatballs. I love the strong savory taste bought by the sauce. So my common version of meatballs are all like this one, with very easy and simple ingredients and a favorite dipping sauce–quite similar to hot pot.

The version Elaine introduced today is pure pork meatballs with green onion and ginger. Ready within 15 minutes but all my family members love them. Surely if other vegetables are wanted, you can add finely chopped ones. Compared with traditional deep-fried meatballs, this water boiled version is much easier but quite yummy too. If you want to have a try of the traditional deep-fried meat balls, check this post: Chinese large meatballs, which is known as Lion’s head meatball.

The texture and taste of the pork mixture finally decide the texture of the meatballs. In order to make them as tender as possible, I usually add some water and then followed with seasonings. The key step here is to stir the meat mixture from one direction until it becomes quite sticky.

After shaping the balls, do pat them several times between two hands to make the balls as tight as possible and watch out your fire during the boiling process.

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Easy Chinese Meatballs

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

20 mins

Easy Chinese meatballs with spicy dipping sauce

Ingredients

2 cups minced pork
1 tablespoon water
1 green onion finely chopped
1/2 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
2 tablespoons cornstarch can be replaced by one large egg white
water or chicken stock for boiling

Seasonings for the pork mixture

1 teaspoon soy sauce
salt as needed
1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
1 tablespoon sesame oil

Dip sauce

1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion or more as needed
1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander or more as needed optional
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
1 garlic clove smashed
salt as needed
2 fresh Thai chili peppers cut into small circles
2 tablespoons stock for boiling the meatballs

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, mix ground pork with around 1 tablespoon. Stir in one direction until the water is well absorbed by the ground pork.
Add chopped green onion, ginger, cornstarch and other seasonings. Keep stirring in one direction around 2 to 3 minutes until the mixture becomes very sticky. Reset for around 5 minutes. Then stir once again.
Take one portion out and shape to a ball. Pat several times between two hands.
Bring around half full water in a deep pot to a boiling, and then slide the meatballs in. Gently move them and use high fire to bring the water to a boiling again and straight after the boiling, slow the fire to medium fire so the balls will be not destroyed by over-strong fire.
Transfer out and
In a small bowl, add all the seasoning and then scoop meatball stock and pour to the dipping sauce bowl to tune the seasonings.
Decorate with coriander and then serve with dipping sauce.