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Skriven 2007-06-13 22:39:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Meatballs
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller <=-

 -=> Jim Weller said to Carol Bryant <=-
 
 JW> More innovative stuff:
 JW> From today's NY Times, the latest from the meatball universe...

 ML> Found this an amusing story, but what's the big deal
 ML> about meatballs? The French have done them for centuries,
 ML> the Chinese for millennia, and they can be as haute as you
 ML> want them to be, from kofta to lion's head to quenelles.
 
I have never thought of them as upscale, just delicious. But then I
never thought of using duck meat and cherries in them either.

 ML> Cibreo; nor tons of cheese, as I found the thing too cheesy
 ML> the way it was. 'course, I find most things with cheese too
 ML> cheesy.
                                           
There is a huge multitude out there who like way too much cheese on
way too many things. And I say that as a cheese lover.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Vietnamese Meatball Sandwich - Banh Mi Xiu Mai
 Categories: Vietnamese, Groundmeat, Pork, Sandwiches
      Yield: 4 servings

           MEATBALLS:
      1 lb Ground pork
      1 lg Egg
      3    Cloves garlic, minced
    1/2 c  Minced green onion
    1/2 c  Minced jicama
    1/2 tb Cornstarch
    1/2 tb Wondra flour
    1/2 tb Fish sauce
    1/2 tb Soy sauce
    1/2 tb Sugar
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Whole black pepper
           SAUCE:
    1/2 c  Water
    1/2 tb Cornstarch
    1/2 tb Sugar
    1/2 tb Soy sauce
    1/2 ts Salt
      8 oz Canned tomato sauce
      1 tb Canola oil
      1    Cloves garlic, minced
    1/2 tb Sugar
      1    Scallion, chopped
    1/2 ts Black pepper
           Light sprinklings of:
           Garlic Powder
           Onion Powder
           Ginger Powder

  Just FYI, I'm sharing this from Andrea Nguyen at VietWorldKitchen.
  The explanation and notes below are hers.  I've never heard of
  this meatball sandwich either, but it does sound like exactly the
  kind of thing people adopt and adapt.  -simon

  Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches may feature a whole host of things,
  as long as they're boldly flavored with lots of garlicky or savory
  goodness. Lary from San Diego, CA, wrote asking about a meatball
  version called banh mi xiu mai. I was not familiar with such a
  thing and was befuddled by the xiu mai in the name, which suggests
  that the sandwich contains the popular Cantonese dumpling served
  at dim sum. The other day at Charles Phan's Out the Door in San
  Francisco, I noted that they were sold out of their version of a
  meatball banh mi. It's hard to keep up with all the deliciously
  wacky things that Vietnamese cooks invent. Turns out it's just a
  Vietnamese version of an Italian meatball sandwich that stopped
  briefly in southern China. Lary found a recipe on the funky
  Khmerkrom website and tweaked it a bit. He sent me the original,
  and I edited his contribution for easier reading and present it
  here for you.

  Combine all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix well
  with your hands. Use your hands to form meat balls, putting each
  in a glass or metal bowl, put it in a steamer and steam over
  boiling water until cooked, about 40  minutes. [This seems like a
  long time. I would check after 15 minutes, assuming that the
  meatballs about 1 inch wide. - Andrea]

  For the sauce, in a small bowl, mix the water with the cornstarch,
  sugar, soy sauce, salt and tomato sauce. Stir to combine well and
  set aside.

  In a small saucepan over high heat, heat the oil. Add the garlic
  and cook for about 30 seconds, until aromatic. Add the water and
  tomato sauce mixture and stir until the sauce has thickened.

  To make a sandwich, slice the meatballs in half and put inside the
  French bread. Spoon the tomato sauce atop the meatballs. Finish
  with some pickled daikon and carrot and a few sprigs of cilantro.

  http://www.khmerkromrecipes.com

  From: Simon Bao

MMMMM

Cheers

YK Jim


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