Dim Sum and Snacks Recipes - Beef Balls with Spicy Sausage

Ingredients

• 6 dried Chinese mushrooms

• 1 cup hot water

• 250g beef mince

• 30 g pork fat finely chopped

• 2 Chinese sausages, finely chopped

• 3 spring onions, finely chopped

• 1 tablespoon sliced water chestnuts, drained and shredded

• 3 teaspoons sesame oil

• 2 teaspoons soy sauce

• 2 teaspoons

• Chinese wine or sherry

• 1 teaspoon corn-flour

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Method:

1. Soak the mushrooms in hot water for 10 minutes, drain and chop finely, discarding the hard stems.

2. Place the mince on a chopping board and finely chop with a large knife or cleaver. Place in a bowl with the pork fat, sausage, garlic spring onions and water chestnuts.

3. Combine the sesame oil, soy sauce, wine and corn-flour and mix to a smooth paste. Stir the paste into the beef mixture and mix thoroughly, kneading the ingredients together with your fingertips. Roll the mixture into small balls.

4. Lie the base of the bamboo or metal steamer with a circle of baking paper. Arrange the beef balls in the base, spacing them well apart. (the beef balls may need to be cooked in batches.)

5. Cover the steamer and cook over a pan of simmering water for about 10 minutes or until firm to touch and cooked through. Serve immediately with chili sauce or sesame oil.