Deep-fried ham-and-egg balls

2 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ pounds Smoked ham
1 Scallion stalk
3 Eggs
3 slices White bread
2 teaspoons Flour
½ teaspoon Salt
Oil for deep-frying

Directions

1. Mince ham and scallion. Beat eggs. Trim off bread crusts; break bread into soft crumbs. Mix ingredients together, blending in flour and salt.

2. Form mixture into walnut-size balls. Meanwhile, heat oil.

3. Add meat balls to oil a few at a time and deep-fry until golden.

Drain on paper toweling. Serve hot.

VARIATION: After step 2, roll ham-and-egg balls in rice flour noodles broken in ½-inch lengths. (When deep-fried, the noodles will curl up.) From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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