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Four Happiness Meatballs As the name suggests, these meatballs are festive and auspicious, with "Four Happiness" symbolizing good luck, prosperity, longevity, and happiness. They are made with four large meatballs. In the "Complete Recipe for Four Happiness Meatballs," it's easy to see that they share similarities with "Lion Head Meatballs," but also have differences. Therefore, they cannot be treated as the same, but they can be learned from each other.

Authentic Recipe for Four Happiness Meatballs

Ingredients Preparation

Pork 400 grams Lotus Root 3 pieces Lettuce As needed, 1 segment of green onion Ginger 1 piece Eggs 1White Pepper 1 small spoonful of powder, a pinch of salt, 2 small spoons of Shao Xing wine Soy Sauce 1 large spoon, 1 large spoon of fragrant oil, appropriate amount of potato starch, water, 1 small spoon of soy sauce, 1 large spoon of dark soy sauce, 1 large spoon of Shao Xing wine, appropriate amount of edible oil, a small amount of potato starch slurry

Method Steps

1. Finely chop green onions, thinly slice ginger, and finely chop the rest; dice the lotus root.

2. Mix all the seasonings in a small bowl and set aside; cut the meat into pieces, chop the fat into small pieces, and mix with water to make it tender.

3. Then add the eggs, mix well, add chopped ginger, lotus root, and mix again to form meatballs.Meatballs；

4. Heat oil in a pot until 70% hot, then add the meatballs and fry until golden brown, remove and drain the oil, then add to Steaming on a plate, pour the seasoning sauce from the small bowl;

5. Then put into the steaming pot, boil over high heat for half an hour, after steaming, arrange on a plate, and place lettuce on top; then heat up the oil and sauté ginger slices;

6. Add some of the original soup from the steaming meatballs, and boil over high heat, then thicken the sauce.7. Pour the sauce over the meatballs. Tips

The pork should be slightly firmer, and cutting it into slices, strips, and dice is more convenient.

Complete recipe for Four Happiness Meatballs: Home-style version

Ingredients

Half a pound of pork, 1 egg, 5 lotus roots

Oil, a little green onion, salt, white Pepper Ginger powder, 15ml soy sauce, 5ml oyster sauce, 5ml sugar, 15ml fragrant oil Corn Enough oil.Method Steps 1. Add appropriate amount of salt, pepper, and ginger powder to the pork, and mix well, then add oyster sauce, fragrant oil, and soy sauce.2. Then add a little water, and mix well, then add the egg and green onion. 3. Add the diced lotus root and mix again, then knead into a ball and shape.

4. Pour enough corn oil into a small pot, heat the oil to a slightly higher temperature, add the meatballs and fry until they turn golden and slightly brown.

5. Then use a sieve to remove the fried meatballs and drain the oil, and cook the meatballs in a pot with oil and ginger slices.

6. Then add the fried meatballs, 500ml of hot water, and bring to a boil, then add sugar.

7. Boil over low heat for about half an hour, then use another pot to blanch the large white cabbage and place it at the bottom, then remove the meatballs.

Tips

Ginger can be replaced with ginger powder, and it's more convenient to fry the meatballs in a smaller pot.

Complete recipe for Four Happiness Meatballs: Meatballs

Cooking

Ingredients

350g of cooked meat, appropriate amount of green onion

Big White Cabbage

3 pieces, ginger paste

Soy Sauce , Shao Xing wine, fragrant oil, salt Chicken Powder, flour, high-quality soup a little. Method Steps 1. Cut the green onion into pieces and mix it with the cooked meat, and chop until it becomes sticky.，2. Then add soy sauce, Shao Xing wine, ginger paste, fragrant oil, salt, chicken powder and flour, and make 4 large meatballs.，3. Cut the white cabbage into strips and set aside. 4. Put the salt, high-quality soup, and white cabbage strips in a sand pot.

5. Then heat the pot over medium heat, and add the meatballs. After boiling, cover the pot and cook over low heat for about half an hour.

Tips

Don't over-fry the meatballs, use a slightly lower heat.

Cut the large cabbage into strips and set aside.A pot Place salt, broth, and cabbage strips in the pot over medium heat.

Fry the meatballs in a separate pan until golden brown, then add them to the pot. Cover and bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.

Tips

Don't fry the meatballs too much; use a moderate heat.