Chinese Fried Sesame Balls (with Taro Coconut Filling—everyones new favorite!) The Woks of Life

Bill shows you how to make his hard won Sesame Ball recipe with perfectly chewy dough, a golden exterior of sesame seeds, and a lightly sweet taro coconut filling. Bill walks through the filling, the dough, how to make those pesky sesame seeds stick, the difference between rice flour and glutinous rice flour, frying temperature and times! He makes these often when we have guests over and you won't find a more detailed tutorial out there!

Full recipes below!

The SESAME BALL DOUGH https://thewoksoflife.com/sesame-balls/
TARO COCONUT FILLING recipe https://thewoksoflife.com/taro-coconut-filling/
Our LOTUS PASTE recipe: https://thewoksoflife.com/lotus-seed-paste/
If you prefer RED BEAN PASTE: https://thewoksoflife.com/sweet-red-bean-paste-recipe-instant-pot/

0:00 Intro
1:48 Ingredients
1:57 How to cut Taro
3:45 Make the Taro Coconut filling
6:40 Make the Sesame Ball dough
9:03 Prep the sesame seeds
9:32 Assemble the Sesame Balls
11:33 Shaping the Sesame Balls
13:10 How to get sesame seeds to stick!
14:45 Frying
17:44 Make them for a party!
18:00 Taste test
18:56 Blooper :)

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- Bill, Judy, Sarah, and Kaitlin ❤️👨‍👩‍👧‍👧

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About The Woks of Life:
Since its founding in 2013, The Woks of Life has become the #1 online resource for approachable, creative, authentic Chinese recipes in English. Through their popular recipe site and diverse social media community, Bill, Judy, Sarah and Kaitlin Leung share inspiring recipes and their family’s culinary genealogy with millions of home cooks. With the debut of their highly-acclaimed, New York Times bestselling cookbook The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family in 2022, the family has served up even more of their sought-after recipes and culinary stories to hungry fans and new audiences. The Leungs have been featured in numerous press outlets, including Magnolia Network’s Family Dinner with Andrew Zimmern, Food Network’s Family Meal, as well as Bon Appetit, Good Morning America, NPR, The New York Times, and many more.