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Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders! Lion's Head Meatballs (狮子头 - shīzitóu) are large pork meatballs that are steamed/braised and served with vegetables. Their name derives from their shape, which resembles the head of a Chinese guardian lion, or foo dog. It can be eaten any time of year, but is often served as a celebration dish!
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have chinese lionhead meatballs using 42 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chinese Lionhead Meatballs:
- Make ready Meatballs
- Get ground pork
- Make ready soy sauce
- Take sugar
- Make ready Shaoxing wine
- Prepare water chestnuts
- Prepare panko breadcrumbs
- Get sesame seed oil
- Prepare ground ginger
- Prepare minced garlic
- Make ready water
- Get large eggs
- Prepare salt
- Take peanut oil to fry in
- Take Bok Choy
- Take bok-choy
- Take sesame seed oil
- Take salt
- Take soy sauce
- Take Steaming
- Make ready water
- Take salt
- Take Broth
- Get peanut oil you used to fry meatballs
- Take all purpose flour
- Get salt
- Take ground white pepper
- Get soy sauce
- Prepare chicken broth
- Get sesame seed oil
- Prepare Garnish optional
- Take thinly sliced scallions
- Prepare soy sauce
- Get rice vinegar
- Take roasted sesame seed oil
- Get honey
- Prepare Rice optional
- Make ready long grain rice
- Make ready salt
- Get soya sauce
- Take steam water with drippings from meatballs and bok-choy
- Get peanut oil used to fry meatballs
Basically this is large fried Chinese meatballs. And we are having a braised version today. In a bowl, mix the mince, finely chopped spring onion, ginger and soy. Heat a nonstick frying pan over a medium heat.
Instructions to make Chinese Lionhead Meatballs:
- Mix the meatball ingredients. It may be a bit runny if so add a little more panko breadcrumbs. If to hard add a little water.
- Heat the oil. Form the meatballs and fry the meatballs in the oil. The meatballs will be just sticky but firm enough to form. Get the water boiling in the steamer so it will be ready to steam. Get a good crust on the outside of the meatballs. No need to get the meatballs done, that will happen when you steam it.
- Wash the bok-choy very carefully separate the stalks/ribs.
- If you are using baby bok-choy just trim the ends. If using bigger bok-choy cut the big parts of the stalks into small portions. Coat the bok-choy with sesame seed oil, soya sauce, and salt. Let sit and marinate for 10 minutes. Steam the bok-choy with the fried meatballs for 30-40 minutes.
- In the pot with the flour mixture add and reduce the chicken broth to half. When the bok-choy and meatballs are done dip into bowls or plates, and add some of the broth.
- Slice the scallions and mash gently with a fork to separate the rings. Add to a bowl with soya sauce, honey, sesame oil, and vinegar serve over the top as an option, or just serve with meatballs over the top of rice, and bok-choy with the sauce. I hope you enjoy!!!
- Add oil to pot and sauté the rice. Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and splash of sesame seed oil. The water should still be hot.
- Measure out 2 cups and add to the sauteeing rice. Bring to a boil and simmer. Add the rest of the soya sauce.
- When craters form cover and turn off the heat and let rest covered and undisturbed for 20 minutes. Fluff with a utensil and serve.
In a bowl, mix the mince, finely chopped spring onion, ginger and soy. Heat a nonstick frying pan over a medium heat. Traditionally this Shanghai casserole dish featuring oversized pork meatballs and greens is made with pork fat and cooked in a sand clay pot. The large meatballs are meant to represent a lion, and the shredded greens its mane. Chinese pork meatballs are also called lion's head (狮子头, shi zi tou).
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