Recipe - Beef Balls

2 pound Boneless beef round
6 tablespoon Fish sauce; (nuoc mam)
6 tablespoon Water
2 teaspoon Cornstarch
One half teaspoon Sugar
2 teaspoon Baking powder
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoon Sesame oil
2 qt Beef stock
One fourth cup Chopped green onions
2 teaspoon Nuoc cham

Cut the meat into 1inch cubes. Place in a large mixing bowl. In a
small mixing bowl, combine the fish sauce, water, cornstarch, sugar,
baking powder and sesame oil. Season with black pepper. Whisk well
and add the beef. Toss well. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove
from the refrigerator and place in the bowl of a food processor,
fitted with a metal blade. Process until smooth. To test, bring a
small pot of water to a boil, add a teaspoon of the mixture to the
water and cook for about 1 minute. Remove from the water, taste and
adjust seasoning. Roll the rest of the mixture into individual balls,
about 1 tablespoon for each ball.

In a saucepan, bring the beef stock to a boil. Add the meat balls,
stirring occasionally. When the meat balls start to float, cook for
an additional 5 minutes. Stir in the green onions, nuoc cham and
black pepper. Ladle into individual bowls and serve.

Yield: 8