Soy and sesame pork balls

Serve these delicious little pork balls as a light cocktail snack. Perfect with dipping sauce.

Recipe «Soy and sesame pork balls» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 40g sesame seeds, 480g pork mince, 1 egg, lightly whisked, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp kecap manis , 45g rice flour, 1/4 cup loosely packed finely chopped fresh Thai basil, 2 green shallots, ends trimmed, finely chopped , 2 garlic cloves, crushed, Peanut oil, to shallow-fry, Plum sauce or sweet chilli sauce, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 40g sesame seeds 
• 480g pork mince 
• 1 egg, lightly whisked 
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce 
• 1 tbsp kecap manis 
• 45g rice flour 
• 1/4 cup loosely packed finely chopped fresh Thai basil 
• 2 green shallots, ends trimmed, finely chopped 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• Peanut oil, to shallow-fry 
• Plum sauce or sweet chilli sauce, to serve 

Instructions

1. Heat a small non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add sesame seeds and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until toasted. Remove from heat.
2. Combine the pork mince, egg, oyster sauce, kecap manis, rice flour, Thai basil, green shallot and garlic in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 2 hours to develop the flavours.
3. Use your hands to roll 1 tablespoonful of pork mixture into a ball. Place on a plate. Repeat to make another 23 balls.
4. Add enough oil to a large frying pan to reach a depth of 2cm and heat over high heat. Add half the pork balls and shallow-fry for 4 minutes or until brown and cooked. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Repeat with remaining pork balls, reheating oil between batches.
5. Transfer the pork balls to a serving platter. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with plum or sweet chilli sauce.