stewed Lion's head

By KennyKshlerin

stewed Lion's head
Lion's head is one of Yangzhou's famous dishes,"Lion's head", which means "big chop meat" in Yangzhou's dialect, and "big meatballs" or "Sixi meatballs" in northern dialect. Steamed lion's head tastes fat but not greasy, and has beautiful color. It suits the appetite of young "carnivores"!

Recipe Recommendations

  • meat appropriate amount
  • shrimp appropriate amount
  • lotus root appropriate amount
  • carrots appropriate amount
  • eggs appropriate amount
  • soy sauce appropriate amount
  • spiced powder appropriate amount
  • cooking wine appropriate amount
  • salt appropriate amount
  • onion appropriate amount
  • Jiang appropriate amount
  • sesame oil appropriate amount

Steps for stewed Lion's head

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Add the meat filling to all seasonings.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Stir well and add water to beat hard.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Add shrimp, lotus root and shredded carrot.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Continue beating and add starch.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Divide the beaten meat paste into portions and knead it with your hands.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Put water in the pan, add spring onion slices, ginger slices and star anise to boil.
  • Make  step 6
    7
    Then knead the big meatballs that were kneaded into the garden again and put them into the pan.
  • Make  step 7
    8
    Bring to a boil over high heat and turn to low heat to simmer for 30 minutes, add the chopped carrot slices.
  • Make  step 8
    9
    After simmer for a while, remove the meatballs and carrot slices and set aside.
  • Make  step 9
    10
    Remove the green onions, ginger and star anise from the remaining soup.
  • Make  step 10
    11
    Bring to a boil and add water starch.
  • Make  step 11
    12
    Add chicken essence sesame oil to the soup and pour it on the meatballs.