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Kung pao potato shrimp balls

Kung pao potato shrimp balls

By malindajaci88Published 3 years ago 3 min read

Kung pao potato shrimp balls

1. Boil water in a pot, then blanch the shrimp;

2. After the shrimp change color, remove and drain the water;

3. Boil water in steamer and steam potato slices after boiling.

4. Peel steamed potatoes and grind them into mashed potatoes;

5. Add milk and stir well with a spoon.

6. Add a little ground black pepper;

7. Add appropriate amount of onion, ginger and garlic powder;

8. Add salt to taste;

9. Finally, add appropriate amount of starch to thicken the mashed potatoes and make them into clumps;

10. Stir well with a spoon and grasp it with your hand until it can form a ball;

11. Take a ball of mashed potatoes, first into a small cake, wrapped in shrimp, shrimp tail set aside, then knead into a ball, stick a layer of cornstarch;

12. Heat with enough oil. When the oil starts to bubble, add the potato and shrimp balls.

13. Take it out immediately after discoloration and put it on kitchen paper to absorb excess oil;

14. Chop the Onions and garlic and put them into a clean small bowl.

15. Add light soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and salt, stir well.

16. Add an appropriate amount of water starch to mix well and serve as sauce;

17. Add the right amount of oil to the pot, heat up and add Sichuan peppercorns and chopped dried chillies;

18. Scoop out the dried chillies and Sichuan peppercorns and put them into the fried potato and shrimp balls;

19. Pour in the sauce prepared in step 16;

20. Stir fry over medium heat until the juice is reduced. Add some spicy peanuts.

Food Tips to Share

1. The addition of onion, ginger and garlic powder is very flavorful. If not, it can be replaced with minced onion, ginger and garlic.

2. Adjust the amount of starch according to the consistency of mashed potatoes. Add and mix slowly until it is easy to form a lump.

3. Dip the kneaded potato balls in a layer of cornflour to avoid mutual adhesion;

4. Peppercorns and dried chillies can be picked out after frying fragrant, so as not to accidentally eat to numb mouth.

Food Tips

Potatoes and beef go together: not only do they taste good, but they are also rich in folic acid, which protects the stomach lining

Beans and potatoes can eat together: can prevent and cure acute gastroenteritis, vomiting diarrhea

Potato also known as potato, potato, yam egg, yam, etc., Solanaceae potato root, in the national distribution and planting range is more extensive. Because it can replace food to satisfy hunger, it is known as the "second bread".

Carbohydrate and protein are the main components of potato, and also contains a certain amount of fat and crude cellulose. Its nutrient composition is relatively rich, including vitamin B1, vitamin C, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, ascorbic acid, nicotinic acid and other nutritional elements and calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, manganese, zinc, copper and other minerals.

Potato taste sweet, smooth sex, spleen and stomach, moisten bowel. It is suitable for loss of appetite, dry stool, listlessness, epigastric abdominal pain, dipsia and other diseases. And potato also has a good beauty and spasmodic effect. Can be a good relief, inhibit hypertension and cystitis and other patients' conditions.

Potatoes can be eaten in many ways, either stewed or fried, or fried. In the past, potatoes were considered one of the staple foods, so people in Europe called it "second bread", and now it is commonly seen on people's table.

Food Tips

The starch contained in potato can be adjusted to thicken, and the fans and cold powder made with it are also more popular

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