1. Kev xaiv cov khoom xyaw tseem ceeb heev; nqaij npuas plab yog qhov yuav tsum tau txiav rau cov nqaij filling. Qhov sib piv ntawm cov rog rau cov nqaij ntshiv yuav tsum yog qhov tseeb - qhov zoo tshaj plaws 70% rog rau 30% lean - kom ntseeg tau tias cov nqaij npuas tau sib tw.
2. Cov txuj ci riam muaj kev sib xyaw ua ke ntawm kev txiav npluav thiab ntxhib chopping. Ua ntej, hlais cov rog thiab ntshiv nqaij mus rau hauv nplua strips, ces mus rau hauv me me cubes. Tom ntej no, coarsely chop txhua feem kom txog thaum lub pieces zoo li pomegranate noob. Thaum kawg, sib tov lawv ua ke thiab muab lawv ib tug ntxhib, ua ke chop kom cov rog thiab lean cubes khi tusyees.
3. Ntxiv cov seasonings rau cov nqaij npaj sib tov thiab do nruj nreem nyob rau hauv ib lub tais kom txog thaum lub sib tov yuav ruaj thiab elastic (tsim "caij nplooj ntoos hlav").
4. Shaping lub meatballs yuav tsum finesse. Muab ib feem ntawm cov seasoned sib tov rau hauv koj xib teg, tuav koj cov ntiv tes ua ke thiab tuav koj txhais tes. Pov cov nqaij rov qab los ntawm koj txhais tes; cov lus tsa suab ib txwm rounds thiab smooths lub meatball. Kev siv txoj cai kov thiab cov txheej txheem yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kev ua tiav ib puag ncig zoo kawg nkaus, du tiav.
5. Kev tswj cua sov yog qhov tseem ceeb; cov txheej txheem ua noj yuav tsum tau ua tib zoo hloov cov nplaim taws. Muab cov "Lion's Head" meatballs rau hauv lub lauj kaub av nplaum uas muaj boiling broth. Thaum lub broth rov qab mus rau ib tug boil, txo lub tshav kub mus rau ib tug tsawg simmer thiab ua noj rau li ob teev. Qhov no yields meatballs uas nplua nuj thiab fatty tsis tau greasy, muab ib tug zoo nkauj uas melts nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj.