Lions’ Heads

Flavor: Unique — Meal: Easy, Made in Advance — Meal: One-Dish

Lions’ Heads came originally from Yangchow, near Shanghai, though the dish is now also a specialty of Peking. Lions’ Heads are big, soft meatballs, simmered in a rich, dark sauce and served on a “mane” of barely cooked Chinese cabbage. By the time the recipe reached Szechwan, almost everything but the name was changed. True, Szechwanese Lions’ Heads are meatballs, but they are smaller and firmer and come in a clearer and