Chinese-Style Pork Meatballs
Comments: These small pork meatballs, flavorful, easy and and fast to prepare, are cooked into a crunchy tomato sauce.
If hot pepper seasoned tomatoes are impossible to find, just add a few teaspoons [approximately 10 mL] hot pepper to a 14-ounce [398-mL] can regular chopped tomatoes.
Preparation time : 10 minutes
Cooking time : 40 minutes
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 pound [454 g] ground pork
  • 2 green onions, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] caraway seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] chili powder
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] freshly made whole-wheat breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] sunflower oil
  • 1 [14-ounce / 398-mL] can hot pepper seasoned chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] soy sauce
  • 1 [7-ounce / 200-mL] can water chetsnuts, drained
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] freshly chopped coriander
  • Into a large bowl, well mix together ground pork, finely choped green onions, crushed garlic, caraway seeds, chili powder, fresh whole-wheat breadcrumbs and beaten egg.
  • Shape mixture into small balls.
  • Heat sunflower oil into a large preheated wok.
  • Stirring over high heat, fry a few meatballs at a time into hot oil for approximately 5 minutes, until golden all around.
  • Remove from wok and reserve.
  • Add seasoned chopped tomatoes, soy sauce and drained water chestnuts to wok; bring to a boil.
  • Mix in reserved meatballs, lower temperature and leave to simmer slowly for 15 minutes.
  • Serve really hot, sprinkled with freshly chopped coriander.