Pearl Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. rice, uncooked
1/3 c. mushrooms, chopped
1 lb. ground pork
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. ginger root
6 water chestnuts, chopped
1 to 2 green onions, chopped

Preparation

Put egg, sugar, soy sauce and salt in bowl and mix.
Pour over pork already in bowl.
Add mushrooms, 2 green onions, water chestnuts and ginger.
Mix well.
Roll into small balls.
Place uncooked rice on a towel.
Spread out.
Roll pork balls in rice until well coated.
Place balls on a piece of wax paper and put into a steamer.
Steam 30 minutes.
Take out with tongs and put on serving tray.
Serve with duck sauce, soy sauce or even mustard, if preferred.