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Taiwanese Rice Balls

This is my mum’s recipe for Taiwanese Rice Balls! These are soooo much easier than it looks and look AMAZE-BALLS!!!

These are great to eat with baby cos lettuce leaves as a healthy main meal, can also be served as an impressive entree, a cocktail style party food, and can also make for a very impressive lunchbox meal! 

Water chestnuts can be bought from Coles/Woolies – usually in a 230 gram tin. I have put 100 grams in the list of ingredients which is approximately half of the tin (and freeze the other half for the next time you make these).

Fish paste can be bought from your local Chinese grocery shop – scroll down to the bottom of this page for a photo of the fish paste used. You can also make your own with certain types of fish – here is a good Thermomix recipe to make your own fish paste (Steps 1 to 3 and use 330 grams for this recipe).

These rice balls taste like very moist Chinese meat balls usually served with noodle soup, with a little bit of crunch from the water chestnuts, and added texture from the rice coating. They are delicious served warm but also taste fantastic at room temp or cold from the fridge. They are great served with a dipping sauce i.e sweet chilli sauce.

 
 
Soak rice in water for a minimum 1 hour
 
Strain rice and lightly pat dry with a paper towel
 
 
 Add water chestnuts and garlic in bowl
 
Blitz 3 seconds/Speed 5
 
 Add pork mince, fish paste and soy sauce
Mix 50 seconds/Speed 9
 
Roll mince mixture into teaspoon sized balls…
 
…and roll these balls in the rice. 
 
 
Place rice balls in the two levels of the Varoma steaming tray. 
 
 
Wash bowl and fill with 1200 grams water
 
Place Varoma steaming tray into position and
Steam – 20 minutes/Varoma/Speed 4
  
 
 
 
 
Serving suggestion with cos lettuce
 
Fish Paste

Taiwanese Rice Balls

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Ingredients

  • 100 grams long grain rice (i.e basmati, jasmine)
  • 100 grams water chestnuts
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 500 grams pork mince
  • 330 grams fish paste (1 packet)
  • 50 grams soy sauce

Instructions

1

Soak rice in water for a minimum 1 hour. Strain rice and lightly pat dry with a paper towel.

2

Add water chestnuts and garlic in bowl - blitz 3 seconds/Speed 5.

3

Add pork mince, fish paste and soy sauce - mix 50 seconds/Speed 9.

4

Roll mince mixture into teaspoon sized balls, and roll these balls in the rice. Place rice balls in the two levels of the Varoma steaming tray.

5

Wash bowl and fill with 1200 grams water. Place Varoma steaming tray into position - steam 20 minutes/Varoma/Speed 4.

June 5, 2016 By
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Main Meal/ Non Thermomix

Cheat’s Chicken Curry Laksa

This is the ONLY Malaysian dish in my repertoire!! I’m Chinese/Malaysian born in Malaysia, and moved over to Australia when I was 3 (so I identify myself Australian), however will always come back to my heritage and culture! This is what I consider true comfort food! And my meat and 3 veg loving husband also loves this as this is soooo tasty!!!

This is the recipe that everyone in my family uses for our laksa hit! We have tried A LOT of different curry laksa pastes (including homemade) but the Osha Curry Laksa Paste wins hands down as THE BEST curry laksa paste!!! You can get them in 1 kg or 180 gram bottles – this recipe uses half a 180 gram bottle per batch. I haven’t seen this in Coles/Woolies but buy it from my local Chinese grocery shop. You can also get Chinese fish cakes/balls at your local Chinese grocery shop to add to the soup.

The storebought roast chicken is a trick my sister-in-law taught us, it adds a depth of flavour and the whole chicken is used! One x roast chicken actually gives me 2 x meals – I usually buy a roast chicken for a quick and easy lunch with salad and rolls, and the leftover bits of chicken and bones is then used in this laksa!

This is one of my few regularly cooked non-Thermomix dishes! I am all for the Thermomix if it makes things quicker and easier, however this is just so easy on the stovetop – why change a good thing, right?!!?

I love this for lunch or dinner, and it feeds a crowd!!! This is also great to freeze in portions if you want a quick heat up mid-week meal!

Ingredients
 
Place chicken bones, water and chicken stock in a large pot

 Bring to the boil, the reduce to low heat…

 
…and place pot lid on. Cook for a minimum 1 hour (the longer the better!)
When ready to serve, prepare noodles as per instructions on the packet. Place noodles in bowl with shredded roast chicken and (optional) bean sprouts/vegies

Pour the stock mixture through a sieve into a medium to large pot to catch the bones

 

 Place chicken stock back onto stove…

…and add coconut milk, Osha Curry Laksa Paste, and (optional) fish cakes/balls, and bring soup to the boil.

 

Serve over noodles and enjoy!

Cheat's Chicken Curry Laksa

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Ingredients

  • 1 x roast chicken (deboned, with meat and bones set aside separately)
  • 1 litre chicken stock
  • 1 litre water
  • 400 grams coconut milk
  • 90 grams 'Osha' Curry Laksa Paste (half of a 180gm glass jar)
  • Noodles of your choice

Instructions

1

Place chicken bones, water and chicken stock in a large pot. Bring to the boil, then reduce to low heat and place pot lid on. Cook for a minimum 1 hour (the longer the better!)

2

When ready to serve, prepare noodles as per instructions on the packet. Place noodles in bowl with shredded roast chicken and (optional) bean sprouts/vegies.

3

Pour the stock mixture through a sieve into a medium to large pot to catch the bones. Place chicken stock back onto stove and add coconut milk, Osha Curry Laksa Paste, and (optional) fish cakes/balls, and bring soup to the boil.

4

Serve over noodles and enjoy!

Notes

Optional Bean sprouts/vegies of choice Fish cakes/balls Top with spring onion or coriander

May 24, 2016 By
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