Comments on: Lion’s Head Pork Meatballs (狮子头)

By: Selbee

Selbee — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 02:12:41 +0000

The meatballs turned out very moist and delicious. Will definitely make again.

By: Marija

Marija — Fri, 12 May 2023 08:43:31 +0000

These are easily the tastiest, juiciest meatballs I have ever made; I followed the recipe to the T, except in one thing – where I live, it’s really hard to get water chestnuts, so I looked for a sub. As I understand, water chestnuts are in fact nothing like chestnuts, and different sites recommend either omitting them or using vegetables such as turnips instead. I’ve made them three times so far, once with turnips, and two times with kohlrabi; obviously, I have no idea what they would taste like with actual water chestnuts, but as far as flavor goes, I have to say these are spectacular. Thank you for another foolproof recipe!

By: Joyce L

Joyce L — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 22:07:18 +0000

This recipe was great, my meatballs were cracking a bit and maybe it’s because I didn’t stir enough or make the batter “paste” like enough, to bind the meat together. The flavor is great and really authentic, taste like my childhood. There are a lot of other receipts that have less soy sauce in the actual meatball, but if you’re serving this without another braising sauce, it’s perfect.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 22:40:18 +0000

In reply to Maggie. A Chinese friend introduced me to Chinese cooking 40-50 years ago, and plain sherry wine is the one ingredient she suggested, we didn't have access to a Chinese grocery store at the time. Use it in all my Chinese dishes and spaghetti sauce too! Easy to purchase at most grocery or liquor stores.

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 16:21:31 +0000

In reply to Jade. Yes, the egg is used as a binder. You can use flax egg. As long as you whisk the ground meat very well, it should become sticky and bind together.

By: Jade

Jade — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 10:20:52 +0000

Is the egg used here as a binder? Can I use flax egg?

We’ve got one child with an egg allergy

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 18:37:33 +0000

In reply to Vanessa Go. I think ground turkey will work nicely because it's a bit fattier than ground chicken and more flavorful. If you decided to try out the recipe, let me know how it goes!

By: Vanessa Go

Vanessa Go — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:29:00 +0000

This looks so delicious, Maggie! Could you sub the pork for ground chicken or turkey? I really like the idea of the water chestnuts and my husband loves them.

By: yvonne

yvonne — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:12:18 +0000

the meatballs are tender but way too salty

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:41:01 +0000

In reply to Jacqueline.

That is good to know! I always use dry sherry as an alternative but I’m glad that dry white martini worked as well 🙂
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