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Sweet Potato "Meatballs"

Chinese Sweet Potato “Meatballs”

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Some ingredients can be combined with flour to make delicious desserts or pastries. This recipe uses sweet potato, flour and sugar to create a fried snack, high in dietary fiber and potassium.
The sweet potato balls are crispy on the surface and soft on the inside. If you want the sweet potato balls to have more sweet potato flavor, you can reduce the amount of flour by 10g. If you think the sweet potato is not sweet enough, you can add 10-20g of white sugar. Of course, if you think the sweetness is suitable, you reduce or exclude the sugar.
This recipe is cooked in two steps. First, the sweet potato slices are steamed. This allows you to mash them into a smooth paste, to add the flour and make the dough. Then the dough balls are fried in hot oil.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Snacks
Cuisine Chinese cuisine, Chinese Home Cooking
Servings 4
Calories 214 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the ingredients.
    Sweet potatoes and flour
  • Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into small pieces.
    400 g sweet potato
    Cut the sweet potato into small rounds
  • Add enough water to the steamer, then place the sweet potatoes on the top level of the steamer. Cover with the lid. Bring the water to a boil, then use medium heat and continue steaming for 5 minutes after the water boils. Then turn off the heat.
    Steam the sweet potato slices for 5 minutes
  • Take out the sweet potatoes and mash them into sweet potato puree, then add sugar and flour.
    130 g flour, 10-20 g sugar
    mash the sweet potatoes, then add sugar and flour
  • Stir and knead to make a large round ball of sweet potato dough.
    Form the dough into a ball
  • Then make sweet potato balls, each weighing about 15g (about 1 rounded tablespoon). Roll into balls.
    Roll 15 grams (about 1 rounded tbsp) of the dough into balls.
  • Fill the wok about halfway with oil and heat to 150°C (302℉), then add the sweet potato balls, and fry over medium-low heat. Turn them several times. Fry for 4-5 minutes, then remove the sweet potato balls from the oil and drain.
    oil for deep frying
    Remove the Sweet Potato "Meatballs" from the hot oil and drain
  • Transfer to a plate and serve.
    Sweet Potato "Meatballs"

Notes

  • When putting the sweet potato balls into the hot oil, please do not put them directly in, let's put them slowly along the edge of the pan. This will prevent them from being splashed by the hot oil.
  • Please pay attention to turning the sweet potato balls while they are being fried so that they are evenly heated, so as to ensure uniform maturity and color.

Nutrition

Calories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 5gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 56mgPotassium: 372mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 14187IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 2mg
Keyword flour, sugar, white, sweet potatoes
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