I loved finding this in my lunch box as a kid. These are delicious with a bowl of rice. I especially love them dipped in tomato ketchup. Some like them plain or dipped in soy sauce. Let us know your fav way!
p.s. If you have a food processor, I recommend using it as it will save a lot of chopping time. Otherwise follow my instructions below.
Prep time: 25 min w/out food processor
Cooking time: 20 min
Makes about 20 meatballs.
What you need:
Garlic - 2 cloves (diced 1 Tbsp)
Ginger - 1 thumb size (diced 1 tsp)
Mince meat - 500g mince pork but can use a blend. For example 250g turkey mince + 250g pork mince
Onion - 1 med size
Carrots - 1 med size
Sugar - 1 tsp
Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Olive Oil - 1 tsp
Sea Salt - 1 tsp
Oil - about 2-3 Tbsp for frying
Cooking tools:
2-3 plates, 1 large bowl, 1 small bowl, paper towels
What to do:
Peel and mince the Ginger and set aside
Get the large bowl and add the Mince and Ginger. Mix well - making sure the Ginger is well infused into the meat. Set aside.
Peel and mince 2 Garlic cloves
Dice the Onion into small pieces, running the knife through to make the pieces very small
Dice the Carrot into small pieces, running the knife through to make the pieces very small
Add all 3 to the bowl of mince.
Time to season:
Add the Sugar, Pepper, Salt and Olive oil to the bowl.
Mix everything together. Get in there with your hands and massage everything together so every ingredient is in each bite.
Get a dinner spoon/tablespoon and scoop the mix. Shape meatballs into a round ball and flatten until about 1 cm thick. Repeat until you have all your meatballs.
Get a small plate and put a 1/4 cup of Flour. Thinly coat each meatball in Flour and set them aside on a large plate in one layer.
Get a small bowl and break an Egg into it. Whisk well.
Now it's time to pan fry the meatballs. Get a medium sized frying pan and add 1 Tbsp of Oil. Heat on med/high heat and swirl oil around the pan.
Take a meatball, dip it fully in the Egg and quickly transfer to the pan. Be careful not to overcrowd the pan with too many meatballs. When the meatballs hit the pan they should sizzle. Turn down heat to medium. Leave on pan until about halfway cooked through and golden on the pan side. Flip and leave the other side to cook.
When almost finished, get a plate and put a paper towel on it for the finished meatballs to rest on. The paper towel is used to absorb any excess oil.
Before the next batch, get another paper towel and wipe the frying pan clean.
Add oil and start the next batch. Repeat until all done!
Enjoy with a bowl of rice, on their own. Just plain or dipped in ketchup or soy sauce!
