Name: Deep-Fried Ham-And-Egg Balls
Ingredients: 1/2 lb Smoked ham; 1 Scallion stalk; 3 Eggs; 3 sl White bread; 2 ts Flour; 1/2 ts Salt; Oil for deep-frying

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs	Chinese	Meat	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Smoked ham
1		Scallion stalk
3		Eggs
3	sl	White bread
2	ts	Flour
1/2	ts	Salt
		Oil for deep-frying

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mince ham and scallion. Beat eggs. Trim off bread crusts; break bread
into soft crumbs. Mix ingredients together, blending in flour and salt.
2. Form mixture into walnut-size balls. Meanwhile, heat oil.
3. Add meat balls to oil a few at a time and deep-fry until golden.
Drain on paper toweling. Serve hot.
VARIATION: After step 2, roll ham-and-egg balls in rice flour noodles
broken in 1/2-inch lengths. (When deep-fried, the noodles will curl up.)
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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