Chinese Lion’s Head Pork Meatballs (???)

Name: Chinese Lion’s Head Pork Meatballs (???)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 10 big meatballs
Ingredients: 500 grams (1 pound) ground pork (lean fat ratio 7:3); 4 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (or Japanese sake); 3 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce; 3 teaspoons salt; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon grated ginger; 1/2 cup minced scallion (or green onion); 1 tablespoons cornstarch; 12-15 water chestnuts, finely chopped (generate about 1 cup); 3 eggs; 100 grams (1 cup) panko (Japanese style breadcrumb); 2 tablespoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon peanut oil (or vegetable oil)

Chinese Lion’s Head Pork Meatballs (狮子头) was pinched from <a href="http://omnivorescookbook.com/lions-head-pork-meatballs" target="_blank">omnivorescookbook.com.</a>

"The cooking time is based on cooking with a medium sized steamer and on steaming the meatballs in two batches. If you use a bigger steamer, you might able to cut the cooking time to 1 hour 20 minutes...."

INGREDIENTS

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500 grams (1 pound) ground pork (lean fat ratio 7:3)

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4 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (or Japanese sake)

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3 tablespoons light soy sauce

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1 teaspoon dark soy sauce

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3 teaspoons salt

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1 tablespoon sugar

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1 teaspoon grated ginger

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1/2 cup minced scallion (or green onion)

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1 tablespoons cornstarch

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12-15 water chestnuts, finely chopped (generate about 1 cup)

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3 eggs

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100 grams (1 cup) panko (Japanese style breadcrumb)

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2 tablespoons sesame oil

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1 tablespoon peanut oil (or vegetable oil)

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