Lion's Head Meatballs

Name: Lion's Head Meatballs
Ingredients: 1 pound bok choy, Peking cabbage (Napa cabbage), or spinach leaves; 1 – 2 green onions (spring onions, scallions), minced; 1 teaspoon minced ginger; 1 large egg; 1 pound ground pork; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon granulated sugar; 2 1/2 teaspoons pale dry sherry; 3 tablespoons light soy sauce, divided; 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil; Black or white pepper, to taste, optional; 2 - 3 tablespoons cornstarch or flour; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 1/2 cups chicken broth

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"Traditionally this Shanghai casserole dish featuring oversized pork meatballs and greens is made with pork fat and cooked in a sand clay pot. The large meatballs are meant to represent a lion, and the shredded greens its mane. If you like, instead of 4 large meatballs you can form the pork into 6 - 8 smaller meatballs. More Shanghai and Eastern China Recipes..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 pound bok choy, Peking cabbage (Napa cabbage), or spinach leaves

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1 – 2 green onions (spring onions, scallions), minced

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1 teaspoon minced ginger

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1 large egg

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1 pound ground pork

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3/4 teaspoon salt

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1 teaspoon granulated sugar

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2 1/2 teaspoons pale dry sherry

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3 tablespoons light soy sauce, divided

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1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil

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Black or white pepper, to taste, optional

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2 - 3 tablespoons cornstarch or flour

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2 tablespoons vegetable oil

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1 1/2 cups chicken broth

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