Preparation
25 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Mushroom Meatballs For 4 people
Ground meat 300 gr Pork sausage 300 gr Wood ear mushrooms 50 gr Shiitake mushrooms 50 gr Salt/pepper A little
Implementation Tools
Blender, pot, bowl, spoon, plastic wrap.
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh ground meat
- To buy good ground meat, you should choose meat that has a bright color, pink or light red, with white fat and a dry surface.
- Prefer to choose ground meat that sticks together, has a distinctive meat smell, not fishy or foul.
- Avoid choosing ground meat that has unusual colors, pale, or slimy because it may have been stored too long or ground from non-fresh meat.
- You can buy whole pieces of meat, then use a multifunctional grinder or ask the seller to grind it directly for easier quality control.
How to choose quality shiitake mushrooms
- To buy quality shiitake mushrooms, you should choose those that are shaped like an umbrella, of moderate size, and not crushed.
- Mushrooms with short stems, caps that are tightly closed and slightly yellowish-brown, with a distinctive aroma are fresh shiitake mushrooms.
- Avoid choosing mushrooms with dark brown caps, that are soft and mushy, and feel slightly slimy as they may be toxic or have been stored for too long.
How to choose delicious and clean wood ear mushrooms
- To obtain delicious and clean wood ear mushrooms, you should prioritize selecting those that are dry, have large and thick ears, and a base with few young mushrooms.
- The wood ear mushrooms that have a dark amber color, a slightly shiny top, and a light brown underside are delicious and of high quality.
- Avoid selecting wood ear mushrooms that are too dark in color, as they may become mushy when soaked in water or less crunchy when cooked.
How to make Fragrant Mushroom Meatballs
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Prepare the ingredients
Soak the wood ear mushrooms and fragrant mushrooms in hot water until they expand, then rinse them clean. Cut off the stems of the fragrant mushrooms and chop them finely. For the wood ear mushrooms, also cut off the stems and place them in the blender for about 2 – 3 seconds.
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Mixing Ingredients
You prepare a large, clean bowl, then evenly spread cooking oil on the bottom of the bowl so that the ingredients do not stick to it. You add the raw sausage, wood ear mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and minced meat into the bowl.
Next, you season with 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and 1 teaspoon of salt in the bowl, then put on gloves and mix well. The secret to making the meat tender and chewy is that you need to knead the meat in a clockwise direction.
Finally, you use plastic wrap to cover it and place the mixed meat bowl in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes to allow the mixture to absorb the seasonings.
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Blanching Meatballs
You put a pot of boiling water on the stove and add 1 teaspoon of salt.
Then, you take the meat out of the refrigerator and use your hands to roll it into bite-sized balls. You drop the balls into the pot as you roll them.
You blanch the meatballs until they rise to the surface of the water. At this point, when the meatballs are cooked, you can take them out to finish.
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Final Product
So you have completed the chewy and delicious mushroom meatballs.
When eating the meatballs, you will experience the sweet and tender ground meat combined with the fragrant mushrooms and crunchy wood ear mushrooms that will surely make you fall in love.
Product Information
- This article uses a blender with a maximum power of 900W, allowing for quick operation, finely blended food, saving time.
- The machine has 4 – 5 preset programs, allowing you to use it flexibly depending on the dish, and can also crush ice.
- The PowerTilt blending technology with a 10-degree tilted jug helps preserve the fresh flavor and nutrients of the food when blending.
- The price ranges around 4,490,000 VND (price updated in May 2022).
TasteVN hopes that with the how to make mushroom meatballs suggested above, you will successfully create a delicious, attractive, yet equally nutritious dish to treat your family and friends!
