Hi Friends!
I have a job interview tomorrow morning. Pretty excited but more to nervous. I applied 3 jobs so far, with today as the closing date for the other 2, while the 1st I applied, the interview is tomorrow ????
I dislike interviews, anyone else is like me? ???? It’s like everytime the interview is done, then better answers to the questions would come out of the brain, only after the facts ????
Anyways. Wish me luck!
Do you like Pho, especially with the beef balls?
In Indonesia we have meatballs soup similar to pho, and is called Bakso. You can fine similar meatballs throughout South East Asia.
Today’s recipe share is how to make Bakso, the meatballs ????
500 g lean ground beef
500 g ground chicken
1 scant tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp chives
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Vegeta powder (forgot to mention in the vlog, but also, optional – you can subs with Royco or Masako, if you are in Indonesia)
1 tsp fried onion
1 tsp fried garlic
A generous pinch white pepper powder
1/2 tsp MSG, optional
1 tbsp (1 pouch) of Agar-Agar powder, Swallow brand is preferred
1/4 c tapioca starch, watch the vlog
1/4 c ice cube, watch the vlog
1/2 pot of water, season with garlic powder and salt
Ice bath, a large bowl filled with enough water and ice cubes
4 green onions
1/2 tbsp fried garlic
White pepper powder, to taste
Vegeta powder, to taste (or salt or Masako/Royco or mushroom granules)
2 shallots
2 garlic
Meatballs
Rice noodle, glass noodle, optional, for serving
Fried onion, optional, for serving
Hot sauce, sweet soy sauce, optional for serving
Details in the vlog ?
Bakso
Ingredients
- 500 g lean ground beef
- 500 g ground chicken
- 1 scant tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp chives
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Vegeta powder forgot to mention in the vlog, but also, optional – you can subs with Royco or Masako, if you are in Indonesia
- 1 tsp fried onion
- 1 tsp fried garlic
- A generous pinch white pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp MSG optional
- 1 tbsp 1 pouch of Agar-Agar powder, Swallow brand is preferred
- 1/4 c tapioca starch watch the vlog
- 1/4 c ice cube watch the vlog
- 1/2 pot of water season with garlic powder and salt
- Ice bath a large bowl filled with enough water and ice cubes
- 4 green onions
- 1/2 tbsp fried garlic
- White pepper powder to taste
- Vegeta powder to taste (or salt or Masako/Royco or mushroom granules)
- 2 shallots
- 2 garlic
- Meatballs
- Rice noodle glass noodle, optional, for serving
- Fried onion optional, for serving
- Hot sauce sweet soy sauce, optional for serving
Instructions
- Mix meatball ingredients in an electric blender, turning into fine paste
- Turn paste into balls, drop into water that is seasoned with garlic powder and salt
- Bring to boil until balls are floating
- Remove balls with slotted spoon and drop them into a bowl filled with water and ice cubes
- Remove balls from ice bath, store until ready to use
- Slice green onions and place into a pot filled with water (if you have beef bones, drop it into the pot too, bring to boil before adding green onions, remove scums, and proceed with steps bellow)
- Add in fried garlic
- Make a paste from shallots and garlic, drop paste into the pot
- Season with vegeta powder, white pepper powder
- Place rice noodle into a serving bowl, add meatballs
- Pour hot broth
- Top with fried onion and serve immediately, topped with hot sauce and sweet soy sauce, if using
