Braised pork balls are a very attractive dish. The balls are tender outside and full of tendons. The braised sauce is rich in flavor and fragrant. The taste is crisp and rich but not greasy, and the color is mouth-watering, suitable for all ages. But making meatballs is the key to the success of this dish.
Let's make meatballs. It's not easy to say easy, and it's not difficult to say difficult. There are also many practices in the market, and there are a lot of them, hehe. But if you really want to make meatballs smooth and elastic, you still need to pay attention to some tips. The more careful the steps are, the better the effect will be. What are the tips for making meatballs?
When people make meatballs, adding an egg to the meat stuffing can make the meatballs easy to shape, delicate and smooth, and more balanced in nutrition.
First, after the egg protein is combined with the animal meat protein, the gel action between protein will enhance the cohesiveness of meatballs, make them easier to form and look smoother.
Secondly, lecithin in egg yolk is a natural amphoteric substance, which has both hydrophilic and lipophilic groups, so that meat can combine more water molecules, improve the water holding capacity of meatballs, and taste delicate and tender.
Thirdly, eggs contain 12 vitamins and rich lecithin, which can make meatballs more comprehensive in nutrition.
7 tips:
1. fish red, generally choose grass carp fish red, 500 grams of pork with 100 grams of fish red.
2. Try to choose pork with 7 points thin and 3 points fat. If the elderly like to eat fat, they can use 6 points thin and 4 points fat.
3. The way the meat is handled, it will be more powerful than the meat grinder, and the taste will be longer.
4. Fish balls and meatballs need to be added with a proper amount of water to make the meatballs more tender. 500 grams of pork probably needs about 150 grams of water.
5. When mixing meatballs, you need to give salt, which will make the meatballs taste stronger. If the stirred meatballs stick to your hands and don't fall off, it proves that the salt is in place.
6. First add the egg white and stir in the meatballs. After stirring evenly, add a proper amount of starch in the meatballs to make the meatballs more tender and not loose.
7. The most taboo for making meatballs or fish balls is to stir them clockwise for a while and counterclockwise for a while. You must stir them in one direction, otherwise the meatballs will come apart.
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