Vietnamese Meatballs

"Mixture of ground pork and shrimp meatballs, simmered in a tomato sauce base to yield an incredible, irresistible meatball. For the meatballs: 1.5 lb ground pork 1 lb shrimp (peeled, deveined) Jicama (1 lb) (peeled & julienned) 3 cups water 1 small onion (diced) 2 tablespoon green onion (white part only) 2 teaspoon minced garlic 2 tablespoon chicken stock powder 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon black pepper 1 ½ tablespoon cornstarch 1 egg For the tomato sauce: 3 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 medium tomatoes (diced) 1 can 6oz tomato paste 3 cups water 1 teaspoon garlic 5 teaspoon fish sauce 2 teaspoon chicken stock powder 2 teaspoon sugar For the banh mi serving: Bagette or Italian bread Pickles Cucumber Cilantro"

Preparation Time1 hr

Cooking Time30 min