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Lion’s Head Pork Meatballs (狮子头)

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Lion’s Head Pork Meatballs (狮子头)

Ingredients

  • lb ground pork
  • tablespoon sShaoxing wine(or dry sherry)
  • tablespoon slight soy sauce(or soy sauce)
  • teaspoon dark soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon ssalt(*Footnote 1)
  • teaspoon ssugar
  • teaspoon sgrated ginger
  • green onions, minced
  • tablespoon cornstarch
  • water chestnuts (one 8-oz1/227-g can), finely chopped
  • eggs
  • cup panko(Japanese breadcrumbs)
  • tablespoon ssesame oil
  • tablespoon peanut oil(or vegetable oil)

Instructions

  1. Add ground pork into a large bowl. Add 4 tablespoons of water. Mix well with a spatula until water is fully incorporated.
  2. Add Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, sugar, grated ginger, cornstarch, and scallion. Mix well.
  3. Add water chestnuts and eggs. Mix a few times. Then add panko. Mix well.
  4. At the end, add sesame oil. Mix until it forms a soft paste.
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