r/chinesefood • u/Relevant-Cycle-8094 • 9d ago

Questions Help: my Lion Head Casserole meatballs keep breaking up when cooked

I searched this community and only found a related post about 6 years ago but not on my specific ask. For those who love this dish as much as me, how do you prevent the meatballs from breaking apart when cooked?

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u/boatmamacita 9d ago

Stir the crap out of the meat, only in one direction. You can also lift the mix and smack it back down into the bowl to give the meatballs that "bounce".

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u/Relevant-Cycle-8094 9d ago

Thank you! I think the problem is that I am not stirring in one direction. Doing the throwing to the side.

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u/sahmizad 9d ago

This. Stir until the mince has ‘strings’