Lion's Head Recipe

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Lion's Head
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
998
Calories
Total time
31
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Pound ginger and green onion with back of knife or cleaver.
  2. Put into a bowl with the water.
  3. Set aside 10 minutes.
  4. Strain green onion and ginger out of the water, reserving water.
  5. Put ground pork into a bowl.
  6. Add green onion and ginger water, sherry, 1 Tablespoon soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 Tablespoon cornstarch.
  7. Mix well with your hand in one direction.
  8. Form meat mixture into 4 large balls.
  9. Using your hands, lightly coat balls with dissolved cornstarch.
  10. Heat 4 tablespoons peanut oil in a wok.
  11. Fry balls one at a time until they are brown.
  12. Baste with hot oil to facilitate browning.
  13. Remove carefully and set aside.
  14. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the wok.
  15. Stir-fry bok choy for 2 minutes.
  16. Place meatballs on top of fried bok choy.
  17. Add 2 tablespoons soy sauce and stock.
  18. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
  19. Add sugar.
  20. Bring to boil for 2 minutes.
  21. If the gravy is too watery, thicken with a little cornstarch dissolved in cold water.
  22. Serve over steamed rice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 998.21 Kcal (4179 kJ)
Calories from fat 865.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 96.13g 148%
Cholesterol 82.53mg 28%
Sodium 1506.18mg 63%
Potassium 445.02mg 9%
Total Carbs 13.32g 4%
Sugars 1.34g 5%
Dietary Fiber 1.4g 6%
Protein 14.02g 28%
Vitamin C 49.2mg 82%
Vitamin A 5.7mg 189%
Iron 129.6mg 720%
Calcium 155.3mg 16%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 284.6 Kcal (1192 kJ)
Calories from fat 246.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.41g 148%
Cholesterol 23.53mg 28%
Sodium 429.43mg 63%
Potassium 126.88mg 9%
Total Carbs 3.8g 4%
Sugars 0.38g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 6%
Protein 4g 28%
Vitamin C 14mg 82%
Vitamin A 1.6mg 189%
Iron 36.9mg 720%
Calcium 44.3mg 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 27.7
    Points
  • 27
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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