Omnivore's Cookbook · by Maggie Zhu★ 4.9 (56)
Lion’s Head Meatballs (狮子头, Shi Zi Tou)
NUTRITION · PER SERVING90M COOK
CAL 27%·PRO 57%
CARBS 29G21% OF CAL
2G FIBER7G SUGAR20G OTHER
FAT 34G55% OF CAL
10G SAT24G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Light and fluffy Chinese pork meatballs made with water chestnuts and aromatics. These tender meatballs are bursting with flavor and can be steamed or panfried, typically served with rice.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 1 lb ground pork
- 4 tablespoons Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
- 3 tablespoons light soy sauce ((or soy sauce))
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt ((*Footnote 1))
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated ginger
- 4 green onions (, minced)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 12 water chestnuts (one 8-oz / 227-g can) (, finely chopped)
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup panko ((Japanese breadcrumbs))
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil ((or vegetable oil))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 90M
CAL 27%·PRO 57%
CARBS 29G21% OF CAL
2G FIBER7G SUGAR20G OTHER
FAT 34G55% OF CAL
10G SAT24G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 1h
- Sodium
- 1362mg
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 518mg
- Calcium
- 41mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 1362MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.