Chinese Recipe : Steamed Beef Balls

Ingredients:

A:

• 4 fl oz. water
  
• 1 ½ tbsp cornflour
  
• 1 ½ tbsp water chestnut flour

• 16 oz topside beef, minced finely
  
• 1 tsp alkaline water

B:

• ½ tsp salt
  
• 1 ½ tsp msg
  
• 3 tbsp sugar
  
• 1 tsp sesame oil
  
• Dash of pepper

• 4 oz pork fat, cut into very small squares
  
• 4 sprigs Chinese parsley, chopped finely
  
• ½ tsp dried orange peel, chopped finely

Directions:

1. Blend A in a bowl.
2. Place minced beef and alkaline water in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly by hand. Slap beef on to sides of bowl. Knead till it is sticky, about 10 minutes. Leave to stand for 2 hours.
3. Transfer beef paste to a large mixing bowl. Add A (from Step 1) and B. Use palms of hands to rub and knead till beef is pasty and sticky, about 10 minutes.
4. Add C and dash of pepper. Mix well. Grease palms of hands. Roll mixture into balls (each the size of a small egg). Place beef balls on a greased plate.
5. Steam for 10 minutes over rapidly boiling water. Serve hot.