Stewed Lion's Head

Stewed Lion's Head

by Celery

4.6 (1)
Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

1h

Serving

2

A famous Huaiyang dish that has a soft taste, melts in the mouth, is fat but not greasy, and is rich in nutrients. As long as you choose the right materials and pay attention to a few key points in the steps, it is not difficult to do it yourself at home. Look at the picture, look at the process, step by step——
For the delicious lion head, use good rib belly, four layers square, seven lean and three fat, finely cut into small pieces, and stir to strengthen the tendons. It should also be paired with crispy, tender and odorless vegetables, with water chestnuts being the best. However, water chestnuts are more seasonal. If you can't buy water chestnuts, you can use lotus root instead. However, I found a better alternative with better nutrition and taste, and that is crispy yam. The mucous protein of yam is not only more nutritious, but also has a good adhesion effect, effectively preventing the balls from spreading. In spring and summer, the braised braised in brown sauce is a bit fatty, and the clear stew can't be more delicious. "

Ingredients

Stewed Lion's Head

1. Cut the green onion and ginger into large pieces and slap slightly, soak in cold water to get the flavor, put more green onion and ginger and less water

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

2. Frozen until hard pork belly, first cut into slices, then cut into shreds with a knife, and finally finely cut into small pieces;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

3. Put the meat cubes into a large bowl, add a small amount of green onion and ginger water several times, stirring in the same direction each time until the meat cubes absorb the water, and then add the next time, I added about 3 or 4 tablespoons.

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

4. Add it until the meat is sticky and looks oily, and there is no excess water that cannot be absorbed. The amount of water drawn is related to the quality of the meat. The better the meat, the more water you eat; if you buy water-infused meat, don't think about how much water you can add.

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

5. Add 1 egg, salt, pepper and rice wine, and mix well in the original direction;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

6. The crispy yam is washed and peeled;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

7. Cut into small cubes similar to meat;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

8. Immediately add the meat cubes and stir in the original direction; (the yam is easy to oxidize and turn black after peeling and dicing, so you must wait until the meat filling is almost mixed before preparing. After peeling, dicing immediately, and immediately after dicing Add and stir)

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

9. Finally, add dry starch, throw it in the same direction, and stir vigorously;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

10. Stir until the meat is firm. (What is Shangjin? That is, the meat filling is getting thicker and thicker, and it is more and more laborious to stir. If you don’t use a little energy, you can’t stir it. It's almost "shangjin")

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

11. To start, dip your hands in cold water, and pick up a handful of mince (depending on how big your hand is, I made 5 of these mince, although there are 3 in the picture), and throw it back and forth between the two hands. , At least 50 times, don’t be lazy, otherwise your balls will be in danger of breaking.

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

12. Put the broken balls directly into the steaming bowl, the bowl should be a bit deeper;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

13. Take another large bowl, add 750ml of cold water and two sticks of clear chicken broth;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

14. Stir evenly; (You can also use chicken broth directly, no finished broth is needed. But the chicken broth must be cold, not hot soup. If raw meatballs are poured in hot soup, what will happen? Think about it.)

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

15. Follow the edge of the steaming bowl and slowly pour it into the steaming bowl without passing all the balls;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

16. Add a little Shao wine (outside the portion) and a few slices of ginger;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

17. Cover the bowl and put on the steamer; after the high heat is steamed, steam for 1 to 1 and a half hours (depending on the size of the balls you make, the size of the balls should be steamed for a while);

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

18. When steaming the couscous, prepare the vegetables: wash the small rapeseed heart, add a little salt to the boiling water and blanch it until cooked;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

19. Prepare a few medlars, wash them, and scald them with boiling water;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

20. The steamed meatballs are put into a beautiful container;

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

21. Add the filtered raw broth

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

22. Pour in the heart of rapeseed, light up the medlar, and that's it.

Stewed Lion's Head recipe

Tips:

For this amount of ingredients, it is more appropriate to make 5 large meatballs. I made 5 and 3 are shown in the picture. The remaining minced meat was stored in the refrigerator at zero degrees, and two more were made the next day. For a family of three, one person per meal is enough. You can reduce the amount, use 300g of meat, and reduce the rest of the ingredients.

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