Pearl Balls Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

Pearl balls are a fun finger food made with sticky rice and ground pork. The meat, along with minced water chestnuts, green onion, and soy sauce, are formed into small meatballs. Instead of being wrapped in a dumpling wrapper, the meat is coated in sticky glutinous rice. What makes this appetizer stand out are the grains of rice which turn a pearly color when cooked. The interior is meaty and tender, while the outside is chewymaking the pearl balls fun to eat. Serve your homemade pearl balls with soy sauce for drizzling or dipping. Note that while the preparation and cooking time for pearl balls is under an hour, be sure to allow several hours for soaking the glutinous rice. The easiest method is simply to soak it overnight. Then it will take less than an hour to prepare and steam the dish.

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Non Vegdiet
1hr total
25minsPrep
35minsCook
1hr total
25m.Prep
35m.Cook
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Ingredients for Pearl Balls Recipe

  • 0.38 cup Glutinous rice
  • 1/2 pound Ground Pork
  • 1/2 Large green onion
  • 1 Water Chestnuts
  • 1/2 Large egg white
  • 1/2 tablespoon Light soy sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon Dry sherry
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
Nutrition
value
626
calories per serving
22 g Fat45 g Protein61 g Carbs6 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    22g
  • Protein
    45g
  • Carbs
    61g
  • Fiber
    6g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    61g
  • Protein
    45g
  • Fiber
    6g

Fats

  • Fat
    22g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    78mg
  • Iron
    11mg
  • Vitamin A
    525mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    6mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    70mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    21mg
  • Vitamin E
    2mg
  • Copper
    2mcg
  • Magnesium
    154mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    467mg
  • Selenium
    86mcg
  • Zinc
    7mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats