Ear Mushroom Balls

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Your child's favorite snack must be prepared as creatively as possible with something different. It definitely has to resemble his favorite food.

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As Indonesians, you must be familiar with football market snacks like this. Well, usually known as aci, aci itself is usually prepared with a mixture of chicken or plain meat. Interestingly, there are many types of snacks like this with various sauce variants and preparation techniques. Of the many types of snacks, I rarely find vegan ones. Even if it is vegan, the taste will definitely not be as good as its external appearance. Moreover, the food that is bought nowadays contains a lot of preservatives and other instant flavoring ingredients.

To avoid that, I want to prepare my nephew one of these delicious gifts of wood ear mushroom balls as their favorite snack later at home. They really enjoy enjoying food like this.

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So, here I will invite you to prepare several techniques for making this delicious dish!

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Materials Used

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To taste ear mushrooms
1 stalk of celery leaves
12 tablespoons tapioca flour
8 tablespoons wheat flour
100 ml hot water
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon mushroom stock
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 clove of garlic

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Creation Procedure

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Step 1

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Add tapioca flour in a larger container, then mix with wheat flour, stir until evenly mixed.

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Step 2

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Add stock powder and salt, then add ground pepper, stir again until evenly mixed.

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Step 3

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Add the chopped celery leaves to the mixture, then also add the crushed garlic.

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Step 4

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In another container, prepare wood ear mushrooms, soak them in hot water for 5 minutes

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Step 5

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Then cut the mushrooms into small pieces, now you can use as many mushrooms as you want.

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Step 6

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Add the mushrooms to the dough, then add hot water little by little, until you get the right concentration while kneading.

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Step 7

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Knead the dough until it is smooth and not sticky to your hands. Then shape the dough like a ball.

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Step 8

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Do this until finished, then boil the mushroom balls in boiling water for approximately 15 minutes.

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Step 9

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Now, when cooked, the balls will rise to the surface of the water, which is a sign that they can be removed and served.

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Results

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Tara ear mushroom balls are ready to be served, to make them more attractive I skewer the mushroom balls on a stick, then drizzle with the sauce you like, be it tomato or chili sauce. The chewy, savory taste with a distinctive aroma like aci in general is very pronounced. In fact, interestingly, I like the aroma of celery leaves which blend perfectly in the dough balls.

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When I bit into it, there was something I liked, namely the really delicious taste of wood ear mushrooms. Even the chewy texture of the dough really suits the mushrooms. I'm sure my nephew will definitely like this recipe.

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