Nutritious And Delicious Veggie Balls
This is just like your typical meatball recipe, but make it all-veggie packed with essential nutrients. It is a bomb of delicious vegetables, including spinach, carrots, and smoky mushrooms. It is already tasty on its own, but you can serve it with sauces like ketchup, sweet chili, or marinara.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup spinach (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup carrots (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup mushrooms (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup scrambled eggs
- 30 g corn flour
- 1 whole egg
- 2 g salt
- 2 g black pepper powder
- 5 g sesame oil
- 10 g oyster sauce
- Extra corn flour for coating
- Your preferred sauce (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Blanch and finely chop the spinach, carrots, and mushrooms. Put everything in a bowl. You can skip the blanching step since it can still be cooked when steamed, air-fried, or pan-fried.
- 2
Add the cooked eggs, corn flour, and whole egg into the bowl of vegetables.
- 3
Season the mixture with salt, black pepper powder, sesame oil, and oyster sauce. Mix everything thoroughly and adjust to taste.This is also the step where you can adjust the consistency, whether it is too wet or dry, by adding flour or wet ingredients as needed.
- 4
Once the consistency is suitable for shaping, you can shape the mixture into small balls using your hands.
- 5
Dredge each ball in corn flour for better texture and color.If you are frying the balls, you can also coat them with breadcrumbs for a crunchy texture.
- 6
Repeat step 5 two or three times for each ball.
- 7
Once the balls are coated, place them in a steamer (if you prefer steaming). If you want to fry them, place the balls in a pan with heated oil or an air fryer.
- 8
Steam them for about 15 minutes or until they are fully cooked. The balls should become more yellow and moist at the end of the cooking time.
- 9
Serve the veggie balls with your favorite sauce, such as ketchup, sweet chili, or chili sauce. Have these simple and delectable veggie balls for lunch, dinner, or snack time!