How to make instant noodle shrimp meatballs

Every time you visit friends or colleagues’ homes, you’ll find that they all have one or two specialties. But every time it was my turn, I was always short of money. You look particularly embarrassed like this, don't you? So, for the sake of your dignity, come and learn from me how to make instant noodle shrimp balls.

1. Stir the freshly bought minced meat with chopsticks without adding anything else to make the loose minced meat become firm. And remember not to put all the ingredients in and then stir them. Stir each ingredient evenly before adding each one. First add two tablespoons of chopped green onion, then stir to blend the chopped green onion and meat filling.

2.1 Peel the fresh shrimps, remove the shrimp threads and chop the stuffing with the back of a knife. The shrimp paste chopped with the back of a knife will be more elastic. Add the processed shrimp paste into the meat filling and mix well.

3.2 Wash the water chestnuts, peel them, cut them into small pieces, add them into the meat filling and mix well.

4.1 Add a tablespoon of starch and a teaspoon of sesame oil to the filling for seasoning.

5.2 Add the sauce packet and seasoning powder packet from the instant bread into the minced meat. Be careful not to put in all the ingredients, otherwise it will be too salty.

6. Stir the meat filling in one direction to make it firm.

7. Crush the instant noodles and roll the meatballs in the residue until it is covered with the residue. When making meatballs, do not make them too big. On the one hand, it is not easy to shape them into balls. On the other hand, the meat filling will not be easy to cook through during the frying process. If the meatballs are too big, by the time the center is cooked through, the chopped noodles on the outside will have become mushy, which will affect the taste.

8. Heat the oil in a pan, put the shrimp balls into the pan and fry them over medium-low heat. This kind of instant noodle meatballs has a very crispy texture, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Using instant noodles as the outer coating can increase the crispy taste, but you must pay attention to the frying temperature must be properly controlled, frying on medium or low heat will not make it burnt and will still be crispy.

Maybe someone in your family knows how to make instant noodle shrimp balls, but I believe the methods are different. Therefore, in order to experience the difference, you should try it yourself. Only through your own efforts can you realize its value.