Recipes · Taiwanese · Snacks
Ba-wan (Taiwanese Meatball)
One serving has 462 kcal and 12 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (42%), selenium (31%), copper (27%), pyridoxine (26%), niacin (24%) and pantothenic acid (24%). Ready in 60 minutes.
- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 35 min
- Makes: 1 serving (271 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten, pork, shellfish, soy
Ingredients
- 35 g Tapioca pearls, dry
- 15 g Potato starch
- 100 g Water
- 60 g Pork, ground, raw
- 3 g Mushrooms, shiitake, dried
- 20 g Bamboo shoots, canned
- 8 g Shallots, raw
- 6 g Soy sauce
- 3 g Sugar
- 5 g Cornstarch
- 4 g Oyster sauce
- 3 g Sriracha
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 0.5 g Salt
Method
- Mix the tapioca and potato starch with the water into a smooth, thin batter and let rest 15 minutes.
- Cook the batter in a small oiled heatproof bowl set over simmering water, stirring often at first, until it turns thick, glossy and translucent, then press it up the sides of the bowl to form a shell.
- Soak the shiitake until soft and dice; mix with the pork, bamboo shoot, shallot, soy sauce and a pinch of the salt for the filling, and spoon into the starch shell, covering with a little more of the batter to seal.
- Steam for 25-30 minutes until the wrapper is fully translucent and the filling is cooked through (74 °C/165 °F).
- Simmer the oyster sauce, remaining soy sauce, sugar, cornstarch and a splash of water until thickened into a glossy sauce.
- Unmold the ba-wan onto a plate, spoon over the sauce, and finish with the chili sauce.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 462 kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 56.8 g | |
| Water | 178 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.4 g | 5% |
| Protein | 11.6 g | 24% |
| Tryptophan | 0.14 g | |
| Threonine | 0.51 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.53 g | |
| Leucine | 0.9 g | |
| Lysine | 0.97 g | |
| Methionine | 0.29 g | |
| Cystine | 0.15 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.46 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.38 g | |
| Valine | 0.61 g | |
| Histidine | 0.43 g | |
| Fat | 20.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 5.1 g | |
| Saturated | 6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.05 g | |
| Cholesterol | 43.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 29 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.24 mg | 27% |
| Iodine | 0.05 µg | 0% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 24.9 mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.21 mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 149 mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 313 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 17 µg | 31% |
| Sodium | 738 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.8 mg | 23% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.3 mg | 24% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.2 mg | 24% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.34 mg | 26% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 14.7 µg | 4% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.44 µg | 18% |
| Choline | 8.7 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 5.3 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2.2 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 4.6 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.93 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 15.1 µg | 17% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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