Steamed Pearl Balls (1 Pt) Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 cup long-grain rice, uncooked
1/2 lb ground chicken, (or turkey)
1/2 cup mushrooms, finely chopped
1/2 cup green onions, minced
1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp ginger root, peeled and sliced
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp dark sesame oil
steamed green cabbage leaves

Instructions:

1. Place 1/2 cup rice in a bowl; cover with water to 1 inch above rice,
and let stand 1 hour. Drain rice well; place rice in a shallow dish, and
set aside.

2. Combine chicken and next 7 ingredients (chicken through oil)
in a large bowl; stir well. Drop chicken mixture by rounded tablespoons
into rice, rolling to form rice-coated balls.

3. Line a bamboo steamer with steamed cabbage leaves. Place balls
1/2 inch apart in steamer; cover with steamer lid. Add water to a
large skillet to a depth of 1 inch; bring to a boil. Place steamer in
skillet, and steam balls 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove
balls from steamer.

Per serving (1 ball): CALORIES 55 (25% from fat); PROTEIN 3.8g;
FAT 1.5g (sat 0.4g, mono 0.6g, poly 0.4g); CARB 6.3g; FIBER 0.2g;
CHOL 12mg; IRON 0.5mg; SODIUM 46mg;CALCIUM 6mg.

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net>










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Preparation Time: 0:00

Servings: 14