Pearly meatballs (zhen zhu rou wan)

Name: Pearly meatballs (zhen zhu rou wan)
Ingredients: 1 cup glutinous rice; 2 tablespoons dried shrimp; 6 dried shiitake musrooms; 1 slice cooked ham, about 1 ounce; 12 canned or 10 fresh water chestnuts; 14 ounces ground pork, a little fatty if possible; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh ginger; 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons potato flour mixed to a paste with 2 tablespoons water; Salt and pepper; Peanut oil; 2 green onions, green parts only, finely sliced; 1 to 2 teaspoons sesame oil

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INGREDIENTS

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1 cup glutinous rice

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2 tablespoons dried shrimp

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6 dried shiitake musrooms

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1 slice cooked ham, about 1 ounce

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12 canned or 10 fresh water chestnuts

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14 ounces ground pork, a little fatty if possible

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2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh ginger

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2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine

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1 egg

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2 tablespoons potato flour mixed to a paste with 2 tablespoons water

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Salt and pepper

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Peanut oil

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2 green onions, green parts only, finely sliced

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1 to 2 teaspoons sesame oil

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