Corn starch.

In addition to cornstarch, making meatballs also requires an appropriate amount of onion, ginger, five-spice powder, salt, cooking wine, oyster sauce, sugar, and chicken essence. Chop the pork, onion, and ginger and mix them with other auxiliary ingredients. Evenly, you can make delicious meatballs. If you buy pork with skin on it, you need to remove the skin and mince the pork mince as finely as possible, otherwise it will affect the taste. After the meatballs are cooked, it is recommended to run them through cold water so that they will taste more chewy.

Precautions when purchasing corn starch

1. Color and gloss: The color and luster of starch are related to the impurity content of starch. High-quality starch is white in color and has a certain luster; poor-quality starch is yellow-white or off-white and lacks luster.

2. Spots: Starch spots are caused by impurities such as cellulose and sand. The number of spots indicates the purity and quality of the starch.

3. Odor: Good-quality starch should have the inherent smell of raw materials, and should not have sour, musty or other bad smells.

4. Dryness: The starch should be dry, should not form agglomerates when held in hand, and should have good dispersion.

Reference for the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia-Corn Starch