86 Fried Lion's Head Meat Balls

Service : 5  

Prepare time : 40 min  

Cook time : 35  min 

January 2014  

Tasteecook  recipes

Cabbage Meatball

Ingredients :                                
2  eggs 

1 block tofu 

1/2 cup water   

2 tablespoons wine 

3 teaspoons olive oil 

2 teaspoons sesame oil   

5 water chestnuts 

1 teaspoon brown sugar   

2 teaspoons oyster sauce  

2 teaspoons light soy sauce 
1 teaspoon chicken flavor  

5 garlic finely chopped 

1 tablespoon black vinegar   

2 tablespoons cooking wine 

                                      

Salt and pepper to taste  
2 green onion finely shaped       

1/2 cut popcorn        

3 shallots finale chapped         

3 teaspoons corn starch 

2 teaspoons ginger finely chapped 

4 soaked mushroom chopped 

                  

  

     

1 medium onion finely chopped  
3 pounds ground pork 

The ingredients vegetable can add you own and match : bamboo shoots, black mushrooms, cabbage, yams, broccoli, carrots, taro, lotus root, rice.  you also can put together braised.

 

 Directions : 做法 :                

1.  Prepare ingredients: 2 eggs, 1 block tofu, 1/2 bowl broken popcorn, 5 peeled water chestnuts chopped or already peeled water chestnuts , 5 garlic finely chopped, 2 green onion finely chopped, 3 shallots finely chopped, 2 teaspoons ginger finely chopped, 4 soaked mushrooms chopped, 1 medium onion finely chopped and 3 pounds ground pork. 

                              

                                                                                    

 2. In a large mixing bowl add ground pork, two beaten eggs, garlic's, ginger, shallots, onion,

water chestnuts, mushrooms, 2 teaspoons light soy sauce, 2 tablespoons wine, 1 teaspoon brown sugar ,1 tablespoon black vinegar ,3 teaspoons corn starch, 2 teaspoons sesame oil ,1 teaspoon chicken flavor, 2 teaspoons oyster sauce. Then add 1 tablespoon glutinous rice flour, 1/2 cup popcorn or crackers broken, salt and pepper to taste, tofu increase Huanen taste, All the ingredients into a big bowl to makes  the meat ball. 

3. Mix seasoning with hand or with a mixer and stir into the meat ball,  In the mixing process if you feel too little water you can add a little water. Mix ground  meat then  after bunched like meatballs, Marinate 30 minutes in the refrigerator set side. 




4. After meatballs is done. In a pot add oil on medium heat. Then place the meatballs one by one in the pan. You can also deep fried the meatballs. But this could make meatballs more oil.

 5. Tear apart the cabbage leaf, Rinse with clean water, add the cabbage, put  all the cabbage leaf  into bottom the casserole. Then add  the fry meatballs into the casserole, At this point you can add the right amount of broth or water , two chili . Continued to simmer for 30 minutes until the cabbage soft. 

6. Place all the cabbage continued into a slow simmer soft. Make sauce: first prepare pan add olive oil saute ginger,sauce, sugar, wine, broth or water. Finally add cornstarch and cook until thick. 

7. Take out the meat ball, plate cabbage on the edge of the dish . Finally, sprinkle with diced green onion, little black vinegar and sesame oil. This is the essence of completed delicious  meat ball.  

Feelings after eating  :

The most famous traditional dishes of Yangzhou, this is also for New Year's eve dinner too.

The braised meatball dish must be small fire slowly stewed. The dish looks beautiful . golden yellow color accompanied by rich green cabbage. It will bring you the feeling of happiness in life.