Filipino Bola-Bola In Sweet Chili Sauce

Hmmmnn...these are balls of goodness made with ground pork, beef and pork fat, fried then dunked into the sweet chili sauce.This is such a meaty, sweet, spicy temptation and I couldnt get away from these balls.,oh so good!

Thank you Bev of Over The Moon for the feature of my Filipino Mamon. Its always a delight  to see my creation in that corner. 

In the Philippines, meatballs are called almondigas or bola-bola and are usually served in a misua noodle soup with toasted garlic, squash and pork cracklings. Almondigas are derived from Hispanic influence on Filipino cuisine and ultimately derived from Moorish influence. Bola-bolas are also stewed or pan-fried until golden brown. Bola-bola is also used as a filling for siopao, the local variant of baozi.

There is this particular dish that we would normally order and we call it Sweet and Sour Meatballs. But I prefer my homemade one because it has no extender, more meaty, fresh and delicious I would say. Nothing beats the home made style meatballs. I love it as appetizer, in a pasta, in a soup or with one full bowl of rice of course. My obsession for meatballs was like one year and within this year I would always make and experiment, adjust ,change and add until I got what I liked best.

So brace yourself, here's my Bola-Bola In Sweet Chili Sauce :

Printable Recipe

Ingredients:

500 grams ground pork with fats

500 grams ground beef

1 tsp grated ginger

6 garlic grated

1 cup grated carrot

1 tsp  salt

2 tbsp corn starch

1 tsp ground black pepper

2 tsp rice wine

1 tsp five spice powder

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp hoisin sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

Direction:

Mix together all ingredients for meatballs. 

Form into 1 1/2 inch balls to 2 inch balls or it depends to size you like.

Heat the cooking oil in a wok or pan and over high heat fry the meatballs in batches

Make sure to brown outside, fry for 5 minutes rolling them in hot oil.

Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel.

For the Sauce:

1/2 cup rice wine

1/2 cup water

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp to 1 tsp chili flakes

1/2 tsp salt

toasted sesame seeds for garnish

Direction:

Combine rice wine, water and sugar in a saucepan.

Let it boil then shift the fire to medium heat.

Boil without stirring and uncovered until it becomes syrup. Set Aside and cool

Arrange the meatballs on a platter, drizzle with sweet chili and sprinkle some sesame seeds.

Enjoy! It wont last.. yummy.

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