Sticky Rice Meat Balls

Ingredients:

- 1/2 cup sticky rice, soaked in water overnight, drained

- 1/2 lb ground pork

- 1 tsp ginger, minced

- 1 tsp green onion, sliced

- 1 tsp corn starch

- 1 tsp salt

- 2 tbsp oil

- 1 bamboo steamer (or any other types of steamer)

Preparation:

- In a large bowl, marinate ground pork with ginger, green onion, corn starch, and salt.

- Scoop out 1 tbsp of meat at a time and knead into round balls.

- Place sticky rice on a flat plate. Roll the meat balls into rice until the balls are cover with rice.

- Place the rice meat balls on a shallow plate and transfer the plate onto a bamboo steamer. Add 1 quart of water in a large pot (big enough to hold bamboo steamer) and place the steamer on the pot.

- Turn heat up to boil water. Then turn heat down to medium-low and simmer rice the meat balls for 10-15 minutes.

- Steam on medium heat for 15-20 minutes.