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Braised Lions Head Recipe


Braised Lions Head Recipe
Another asian inspired dish that is much easier to make than it seems at first glance and is very tasty.

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Ingredients
  • For the meatballs
  • 1 pound lean ground pork
  • 4 oz shrimp shelled, deveined, and finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dry sherry
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • for the sauce and cabbage
  • 1 and 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 large head napa cabbage
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon seasame oil

Directions
  1. For the meatballs
  2. combine all ingrdients except the oil in large bowl
  3. mix well
  4. divide into 8 portions
  5. shape each portion into a ball
  6. heat oil in wok or large skillet over meduim to high heat
  7. brown meatballs shaking or stirring gently occassionally so meatballs keep their shape 6 to 8 minutes
  8. transfer meat balls to a 5 quart stock pot
  9. discard drippings from wok or skillet.
  10. add chicken broth, soy sauce and sugar to stock pot
  11. bring to a boil reduce heat cover and simmer for 30 minutes
  12. while the meatballs are cooking core the cabbage
  13. cut base of leaves into 2 inch squares
  14. cut the leafy tops in half
  15. place cabbage in stock pot on top of meatballs
  16. cook an additional 10 minutes
  17. using a slotted spoon transfer cabbage and meatballs to serving platter
  18. blend the 3 tablespoons water and the 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  19. stirring constantly add the cornstarch mixture to the juices in the stock pot
  20. cook until thickened
  21. stir in the seasame oil
  22. pour sauce over cabbage and meatballs just before serving

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Delish!!


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