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Vietnamese meatballs recipe (Xíu Mại)
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Serves 6
This name of this dish may sound like the Chinese dumpling you order at yum cha, but it’s actually very different. The Vietnamese Xíu Mÿi are pork meatballs, often served in a light tomato sauce with a hot French bread roll, or inside a Banh Mi sandwich with cucumber, pickled daikon, shredded carrot, a few sprigs of coriander and if you like, chopped birds eye chillies.
This is my Dad’s family recipe and it’s a dish I’ve been eating since I was a kid. During my recent trip back to my parent’s hometown in Saigon (I cover this delectable experience in my book, I Ate My Way Through Singapore & Vietnam), I discovered that people all over Vietnam were savouring this wonderful dish too.
Bring a taste of Vietnam to your table and try this much cherished recipe.
Ingredients
Meatballs1kg pork mince
15g black fungus, rehydrated and chopped coarsely
30g water chestnuts, chopped coarsely
1½ large onions, diced
1½ tbsp sesame oil
Freshly ground black pepper
1 pinch of salt
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp corn flour
Sauce
5 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tsp sugar
½ cup water
2 tbsp corn flour mixed with ¼ cup cold water
Preparation
Sauté onions with a tiny bit of extra virgin olive oil. When done, set aside to cool.Once the onion has cooled, combine all the meatball ingredients and mix well.
Roll the mixture into meatballs, about 4cm in diameter. You should be able to make about 30 meatballs.
Cook the meatballs in manageable batches of 5 – 10. Steam for either 15 – 20 minutes or place loosely in a deep plate or bowl, add 5mm of water and microwave for 3 minutes on high.
To prepare the sauce, combine the tomato sauce with sugar and ½ cup water in a saucepan. Bring to boil then quickly add the corn flour mixture. Simmer for a minute or less and serve immediately over the meatballs.
Serving suggestion:Serve with a garnish of coriander and a few drops of Maggi Seasoning plus a hot French bread roll.
Tip: These freeze really well so double the portions and freeze away!
If you enjoyed this Vietnamese meatballs recipe (Xíu Mại) then browse more Vietnamese recipes, meat recipes, entertaining recipes and our most popular hainanese chicken rice recipe.
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