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Taiwanese Ba-wan (Taiwanese Meatball)
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A traditional Taiwanese street food featuring a chewy translucent dough made from tapioca pearls and sweet potato flour, filled with a savory mixture of pork, bamboo, mushrooms, dried shrimp, and dried onion, steamed and served with a tangy, slightly spicy sauce.
00:20:00 total
Serves 6
medium
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Ingredients
- tapioca pearls - 400g (soaked in water until they sink, then drained)
- sweet potato flour - 250g (used to make the dough)
- pork mince - 500g (used for the filling)
- bamboo shoots - watch the video to see (boiled before use)
- dried Chinese mushrooms - watch the video to see (rehydrated before use)
- dried shrimp - watch the video to see (used in filling)
- dried onion - watch the video to see (used in filling)
- vegetarian oyster sauce - watch the video to see (used in sauce and filling)
- ketchup - watch the video to see (used in sauce)
- sweet chili sauce - watch the video to see (used in sauce)
- soy sauce - watch the video to see (added to filling and pork mince)
- brown sugar - watch the video to see (added to filling)
- white pepper - watch the video to see (added to filling and pork mince)
- mushroom soaking water - a small amount (added to filling for moisture)
- coriander - to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare tapioca dough: Soak tapioca pearls in water until they sink, then drain. Mix with sweet potato flour and hot water, stirring until a sticky, shiny dough forms that is not sticky to the hands.
- Prepare filling: Mix pork mince with dried shrimp, rehydrated mushrooms, boiled bamboo shoots, dried onion, soy sauce, brown sugar, white pepper, and a small amount of mushroom soaking water. Leave pork mince raw to help the filling bind together during steaming.
- Form ba-wan: Divide the dough into pieces. Flatten each piece and place a spoonful of filling inside. Fold and seal the dough around the filling, shaping into a ball. The dough is easy to handle and can be adjusted if it breaks.
- Steam ba-wan: Place the formed ba-wan in a steamer over boiling water. Cover and steam for about 15 minutes, ensuring the water does not dry out.
- Prepare sauce: Mix vegetarian oyster sauce, ketchup, and sweet chili sauce to taste. Adjust quantities based on preference.
- Serve: Remove ba-wan from steamer, drizzle with sauce, and garnish with coriander if desired. Serve warm.
