Tapioca Balls with Pork Filling

(pic : templeofthai)

Ingredients :

1 and half cups small tapioca pellets
half or three-quarter cup hot water
half tsp coriander root
quarter tsp pepper
4 garlic cloves
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup minced pork
3 tbsp palm sugar
3 tbsp fish sauce
1 cup chopped onion
half cup ground peanuts
3 tbsp fried garlic oil
crisp-fried garlic for topping
fresh vegetable such as green leaf lettuce, coriander, and Thai chilies, to serve




How To Make :

1. Clean tapioca pellets. Add hot water a little at a time. Knead until soft and then let stand for an hour. Then form into half inch balls.

2. Pound together coriander root, pepper and garlic. Fry the mixture in hot oil until fragrant. Add pork and fry until done, adding palm sugar and fish sauce to obtain sweet and salty taste. Add onion and continue frying until dry, then add peanuts, mix in, and dip out of pan.

3. Flatten out each tapioca ball into a thin sheet, place 1 or 1 and half tsp filling on the sheet and wrap up to form a secure ball. Line streamer tray with banana leaf, brush with cooking oil and place the balls on top, taking care not to crowd the balls in the tray. Steam 15 minutes, remove, and sprinkle with fried garlic.

4. Serve with fresh vegetables and Thai chilies.

Source : Sisamon Kongpan