Pictures of Lion's Head (representative of traditional Chinese cuisine)

Lion's head, one of the traditional Chinese cuisines, is also one of the specialties of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Lion's head is named after its appearance resembling a lion's head. The flavor of lion's head is delicious and the meat is crispy, which makes it a popular cuisine.

Materials

Pork stuffing: 500g

Egg: 1

Breadcrumbs: 100g

Scallion: moderate

Ginger: moderate

Salt: moderate

Cock extract: moderate

Soda: moderate

Soy sauce: moderate

Soy sauce. Old soy sauce: appropriate amount

Water: appropriate amount

Oil: appropriate amount

Making Steps

Step 1: Prepare Ingredients

Prepare the pork stuffing, eggs, bread crumbs, green onion, ginger, salt, chicken essence, cooking wine, soy sauce, old soy sauce and water.

Step 2: Make the meat filling

Put the pork filling into a large bowl, add the green onion, ginger, salt, chicken essence, cooking wine, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and water, mix well, and let it stand for 20 minutes to let the filling become flavorful.

Step 3: Make the lion head

Knead the prepared meat mixture into a ball and then flatten it with the palm of your hand to make it into the shape of a lion head. The size of the lion's head is based on personal preference.

Step 4: Fry the lion's head

Heat the pan and cool the oil, put the lion's head into the pan and fry it over low heat until golden brown on both sides. Keep the heat low so that the lion's head is fried evenly.

Step 5: Cooking Sauce

Put water, cooking wine, soy sauce, dark soy sauce and salt into a pot, bring to a boil and then add an appropriate amount of water starch to thicken the sauce to make the sauce for the lion's head.

Step 6: Plating

Put the fried lion's head on a plate, drizzle with the cooked sauce and sprinkle with chopped green onion.