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Hometown Savory Glutinous Rice Ball Soup

groups4 servingsspeedMediumcountertopsPrep: 15 minsskilletCook: 10 minsscheduleTotal: 25 minsoutdoor_grillBoiled
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7 Steps Total
01
Preparation
00:01:09

Soak dried shrimp in water; marinate minced pork with a little cooking oil; chop celery; slice carrots; slice shiitake mushrooms; shred, wash, and drain napa cabbage.

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Watch out

Vegetables must be thoroughly drained before putting them into the wok, otherwise water will cause oil to splatter and make the stir-fry watery.

Ingredients:dried small shrimpminced pork bellyceleryCarrotshiitake mushroomnapa cabbage leaves
Tools:knifecutting board
02
Active Cooking
00:01:59

Put 150g of glutinous rice flour into a large bowl, add 100ml of hot water, mix slowly and knead by hand until the dough is smooth with no dry flour marks.

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Add hot water gradually in portions, otherwise the dough will become too wet and runny.

Ingredients:glutinous rice flour (150 g)hot water (100 ml)
Tools:mixing bowlsmall spoon
03
Active Cooking
00:04:17

Divide the dough in half, roll into strips, cut into small segments, and roll between palms into small round rice dumplings.

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Dust the shaped dumplings with a little dry flour to prevent sticking, otherwise they will stick together and deform.

Ingredients:glutinous rice flour
Tools:knifecutting board
04
Active Cooking
00:05:34
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Hot oil may splatter when adding ingredients; slide them carefully from the edge of the wok.

Heat the wok, add 1 tbsp of cooking oil, stir-fry 30g of dried shrimp for about 1 minute; add 150g of minced pork and sear both sides for about 30 seconds each; then add 50g of sliced shiitake mushrooms and 100g of fish cake, stirring until all ingredients release a rich aroma.

local_fire_departmentmedium heat, about 4 minutes
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Watch out

Do not stir the minced pork immediately after putting it in the wok

sear one side first until set before flipping, otherwise it will break apart

Ingredients:Cooking oil (1 tbsp)dried small shrimp (30 g)minced pork belly (150 g)shiitake mushroom (50 g)fish cake (100 g)
Tools:spatulawok
05
Active Cooking
00:07:33

Drizzle 1 tbsp of cooking wine along the edge of the wok, pour in 800ml of water and the reserved shrimp soaking water, bring to a boil over high heat, then add 50g of carrot slices and 300g of napa cabbage, season with 1g of white pepper powder, 3g of salt, and 7ml of fish sauce, and bring back to a boil.

local_fire_departmenthigh heat, about 8 minutes
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Drizzle the wine along the hot edge of the wok so it vaporizes instantly into aroma

do not pour it directly onto the ingredients

Ingredients:cooking wine (1 tbsp)water (800 ml)Carrot (50 g)napa cabbage leaves (300 g)white pepper powder (1 g)Salt (3 g)fish sauce (7 ml)
Tools:spatulawok
06
Active Cooking
00:08:44

In a separate pot, bring 1000ml of water to a boil, drop in the prepared small rice dumplings, and cook for about 1.5 minutes until all dumplings float to the surface.

local_fire_departmenthigh heat, about 90 seconds
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Rice dumplings must be boiled in a separate pot of water

never cook them directly in the soup base, otherwise the flour starch will dissolve into the broth and make it pasty

Ingredients:water (1000 ml)glutinous rice flour (300 g)
Tools:saucepanslotted spoon
07
Active Cooking
00:09:14
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Use heat-resistant gloves when moving the hot soup wok to prevent severe burns.

Scoop out the floating dumplings and transfer them into the prepared soup base, simmer over medium heat for 1 minute, drizzle with 5ml of sesame oil before turning off the heat, ladle into a bowl, and garnish with 20g of chopped celery before serving.

local_fire_departmentmedium heat, about 1 minute
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Do not stir vigorously after adding the dumplings to the soup, otherwise the tender dumplings will easily break apart.

Ingredients:sesame oil (5 ml)celery (20 g)
Tools:serving bowlslotted spoonladle

groceryAll Ingredients

glutinous rice flour150 g
hot water100 ml
dried small shrimp30 g
minced pork belly150 g
napa cabbage leaves300 g
celery70 g
Carrot50 g
shiitake mushroom50 g
fish cake100 g
Cooking oil1 tbsp
cooking wine1 tbsp
white pepper powder1 g
Salt3 g
fish sauce7 ml
sesame oil5 ml
water1800 ml

blenderAll Tools Needed

knifecutting boardmixing bowlsmall spoonspatulawoksaucepanslotted spoonserving bowlladle