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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Fish balls are one of the most appealing snacks, especially for young people. Today, TasteVN will guide you to make delicious orange sauce fish balls right at home. Let’s cook this fried dish for the whole family to enjoy on weekends!
Ingredients for Orange Sauce Fish Balls For 4 people
Tilapia 500 gr Orange 2 pieces Black fungus 3 pieces Fried onion 2 tablespoons Chili powder 1 teaspoon Tapioca flour 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 250 ml Common seasoning a little (sugar/salt/pepper/seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh fish
- You should choose live fish with clear eyes, red gills, shiny scales, and skin without unusual color as these indicate fresh fish.
- Avoid choosing fish that show abnormal signs such as bloating, weak swimming or pale color.
- Do not choose fish with dark gills and slimy texture as they may have been dead for a long time.
How to choose delicious, quality wood ear mushrooms
- You should prioritize choosing wood ear mushrooms that have large, thick ears and a stem with few small mushrooms.
- It is advisable to buy wood ear mushrooms that are dark amber in color, slightly shiny (for the top side of the mushroom) and coffee cream colored (for the bottom side of the mushroom).
- Avoid choosing wood ear mushrooms that are too black because this type tends to become soft, mushy, and less crispy when soaked in water.
Tools needed
How to make Orange Sauce Fish Balls
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Prepare the ingredients
After purchasing the fish, you remove the head and clean the belly of the fish, then rinse it with clean water. Next, you use a knife to fillet the fish, then remove all the skin and bones.
You soak 3 pieces of wood ear mushrooms in warm water at about 60 – 80 degrees Celsius for 7 – 10 minutes for the mushrooms to expand. After that, you rinse the mushrooms with clean water, let them drain in a basket, shred them, and continue to cut them into small pieces about the size of a finger.
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Marinate the fish
Put the prepared fish into a bowl and season with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, 2 tablespoons of fried onion, and 2 teaspoons of fried garlic.
Then, mix well and marinate the fish for 15 minutes to let it absorb the spices.
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Grind the fish
Put the marinated fish into a meat grinder, turn on the grinder at medium speed until the fish is finely ground and smooth, then transfer the fish to a bowl.
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Mix fish with mushrooms
Add the ground fish and all the finely chopped mushrooms into a bowl, then use a spoon to mix well until the fish and mushroom mixture is combined.
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Form fish balls
Wear plastic gloves, apply a little cooking oil on your hands to prevent the fish from sticking. Then, roll the fish into small, round balls that are just the right size to eat, and place them on a plate.
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Make the orange sauce
Cut 2 oranges in half, squeeze the juice into a bowl. Then, add 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of chili powder, and 1 teaspoon of tapioca flour into the bowl and mix well.
Place a pan on the stove, pour the orange sauce into the pan. Cook the orange sauce on low heat, using a whisk or chopsticks to gently stir continuously until the sauce thickens, then turn off the heat and transfer the sauce to a bowl.
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Final Product
The fish balls in orange sauce after preparation have a beautiful, even yellow color, chewy and delicious, served with a tangy and spicy orange sauce that is incredibly stimulating.
You can enjoy the fish balls with cucumber or lettuce to make it more delicious and avoid getting too greasy.
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