Happiness Meat Balls

Ingredients:

- 1 lb ground pork

- 1/2 cup shredded carrot

- 1/2 cup black fongus, thinly sliced

- 1 egg

- 1 tbsp corn starch

- 1 tsp ginger, minced

- 1 tsp salt

- 1 deep fryer

- Vegetable oil for fryer

- 1 bunch of long beans or equivalent, cut into 7-8cm (3 inches) long segments

- 1 cup chicken stock

 

Preparation:

- Marinate ground pork with carrots, black fongus, egg, corn starch, ginger, and salt.

- Shape the mixture into pam-sized meat balls and place them side-by-side on a flat plate.

- Heat enough oil in a deep fryer on high heat. Gently drop meat balls into the fryer one by one until golden brown. Take the meat balls out and drain oil.

- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a skillet on medium-high heat. Spread long beans around the bottom of the skillet. Place meat balls evenly over the long beans and add 1 cup chicken stock. When soup stock boils, turn heat down and simmer for 10 minutes.

- Serve four meat balls at once to signify happiness.