1. On medium heat, add the oil to a fry pan and sauce the garlic and shallots until fragrant.

2. Add the ground pork and stir fry until cooked. Remove from the pan

3. Add the palm sugar to the pan and stir until it melts and caramelize. 

   

4. Add the pork and sweet pickled radish back to the pan. Stir fry and season with the black soy sauce, fish sauce and salt. Continue to stir fry until the filling has a sticky consistency. This will make easier to form into balls.

5. Add the crushed peanuts and mix well. Let the filling cool completely

Preparing the Tapioca

1. Put the tapioca in a strainer and wash 3 times.

2. Put the strainer in a bowl and slightly cover the tapioca with water. Soak for 20 minutes until the tapioca absorbs the water and expands.

Forming the Tapioca Dumplings

1. Take the filling and make them into small balls the size of cherry tomatoes.

   

2. Make a small circle with the tapioca in the palm of your hand.

3. Add the filling ball to the center of the tapioca.

   

4. Cover the filling with more tapioca until the ball is completely covered. Continue until you have the desired number of tapioca dumplings.

Cooking the tapioca dumplings

1. Fill the bottom of the steamer pot with water. Bring to a boil

2. Grease the steamer tray with vegetable oil.

3. Place the tapioca dumplings in the steamer tray. Make sure the dumplings are not touching and has room to expand.

   

4. Steam in batches for 15 minutes. The dumplings are cooked when the tapioca is translucent. 

5. Use a spatula to remove the tapioca dumplings from the steamer tray and let them cool.