Sesame Balls (Ma Yuan Tuan)

Name: Sesame Balls (Ma Yuan Tuan)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Ingredients: to taste Glutinous rice flour batter (for making the skin); to taste Red bean paste filling (for wrapping as filling); to taste Sesame seeds (to coat the surface); to taste Peanut oil (for frying, heated to 60% hot / medium-hot)

A traditional Hunan snack made from glutinous rice flour dough wrapped around a red bean paste filling, rolled in sesame seeds, and deep-fried until golden brown. Crispy on the outside and tender within, with a sweet, fragrant flavor.

28 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Glutinous rice flour batter (for making the skin) to taste

Red bean paste filling (for wrapping as filling) to taste

Sesame seeds (to coat the surface) to taste

Peanut oil (for frying, heated to 60% hot / medium-hot) to taste

Instructions

Frying

Place the sesame ball dough into oil heated to medium-hot (about 60% of smoking point). Gently flip with a spatula. Once they puff up and hold their shape, keep flipping continuously with the spatula. Fry until thoroughly cooked and golden brown, then remove.