Tofu and Shrimp Meatballs

Overview

Tofu not only strengthens the brain, but also inhibits cholesterol intake. Soy protein can significantly reduce plasma cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein, which not only prevents colon cancer, but also helps prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Shrimp is one of the foods with high protein content, several times or even more than ten times that of fish, eggs, and milk. It is a nutritionally balanced protein source for the human body. Using tofu and shrimp to make meatballs is an organic combination of the two. It is delicious but not fattening, and is suitable for people of all ages.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• cooking wine
• egg
• flour
• northern tofu
• onions
• peanut oil
• shrimp
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• ginger
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Peel the shrimps, wash them, and marinate them with salt and cooking wine for ten minutes.

   

2. 2 Saute Sichuan pepper until fragrant and grind into powder.

   

3. 3 Finely chop the ginger.

   

4. 4 Finely chop green onions and set aside.

   

5. 5 One pound of northern tofu, set aside.

   

6. 6 Mash the tofu, add minced green onion, minced ginger, and peppercorns, mix well.

   

7. 7 Add eggs, flour, salt and mix well.

   

8. 8 Wrap the shrimps in an appropriate amount of tofu paste and form into balls.

   

9. 9 The shrimps are completely wrapped in tofu paste.

   

10. 10 Add oil to the pan, heat it to 80% heat, add the meatballs, flip them gently with a spatula after they are set, and fry until the surface is golden brown.

    

11. 11 Remove from pan and plate.

    

12. 12 Charred on the outside and tender on the inside, it is delicious when eaten hot.

    

13. 13 It can also be served with other dishes, soups, etc.