Xiu Mai (Vietnamese Meatballs Recipe)

easy & delicious

These amazing pork meatballs are juicy and tender, with a mild flavor that is enhanced by the addition of jicama, onion, and garlic.

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ingredients

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In a skillet, on medium heat, add oil and yellow onions. Let it cook for 1-2 mins. Add jicama & garlic & cook for another 1 minute.

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In a bowl, mix together ground pork, cornstarch, spices and seasonings.

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Use your hands to form 1½ inch balls, the size of a golf ball, for the rest of the pork mixture.

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Fill the steamer with 2 cups of water. Place the meatballs in the steamer & cook for 6 mins.

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In a saucepan add sesame oil & garlic. Cook for 20-30 seconds. Add water & the remaining sauce ingredients.

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In a small bowl, mix together 2 teaspoons of cornstarch & 2 teaspoons of water. Add this mixture to the tomato sauce to thicken it.

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Add meatballs to the tomato sauce. Ladle the sauce over the meatballs & let the sauce simmer for about 2-3 mins!

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Serve with slices of French baguette!

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VIETNAMESE MEATBALLS

Xiu Mai

These amazing pork meatballs are juicy and tender, with a mild flavor that is enhanced by the addition of jicama, onion, and garlic.

Xiu Mai

ingredients

• ground pork • jicama • yellow onion • garlic cloves • fish sauce • salt

In a skillet, on medium heat, add oil and yellow onions. Let it cook for 1-2 mins. Add jicama & garlic & cook for another 1 minute.

step 1

In a bowl, mix together ground pork, cornstarch, spices and seasonings.

step 2

Use your hands to form 1½ inch balls, the size of a golf ball, for the rest of the pork mixture.

step 3

Fill the steamer with 2 cups of water. Place the meatballs in the steamer & cook for 6 mins.

step 4

In a saucepan add sesame oil & garlic. Cook for 20-30 seconds. Add water & the remaining sauce ingredients.

step 5

In a small bowl, mix together 2 teaspoons of cornstarch & 2 teaspoons of water. Add this mixture to the tomato sauce to thicken it.

step 6

Add meatballs to the tomato sauce. Ladle the sauce over the meatballs & let the sauce simmer for about 2-3 mins!

step 7

Serve with slices of French baguette!

Serve with slices of French baguette!

serve & enjoy!

serve & enjoy!

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