Vietnamese Beef Balls

Description
Thit Bo Vien are Vietnamese Beef balls. They can be added to any noodle soup or other meat dishes.

Ingredients

 * 1 ¼ cup Vietnamese fish sauce
 * 1 tablespoon potato starch
 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
 * 1 teaspoon sugar, white only
 * 1 teaspoon chili powder
 * ¼ teaspoon black pepper
 * 1 teaspoon salt, iodized or kosher only
 * 2 lbs. beef shank
 * 4 cloves garlic, minced
 * 1 teaspoon oil, olive, vegetable, or corn only

Directions

 * 1) Boil a big pot of water or broth.
 * 2) Cut meat into chunks and ground the meat in a food processor. Partially frozen meat will be ground better.
 * 3) Mix the rest of the ingredients one at time slowly while grinding the meat to ensure it is mixed up well with the meat.
 * 4) Keep grinding until you get a very fine paste with no lumps and no grits.
 * 5) Roll the paste into a ball and drop into the boiling water or broth.
 * 6) When the balls surface to the top, then they are done. Take them out.
 * 7) They can be enjoyed right away or frozen for later use. Wrap the homemade meatballs with the aluminium foil in a baking sheet but reserve this in the freezer.