Lion's Head

Ingredients

For meatballs:

1 pound ground dark turkey meat or pork

1 large egg 

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 large shallot (or bunch of scallions), minced finely
A few shakes of garlic powder

A few shakes of ginger powder

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1/2 tablespoon agave nectar
1 pinch sea salt
1 pinch ground black/white pepper

For stew:

1 small head of chinese cabbage, chopped

1 bunch of shitake mushrooms, chopped

Sliced ginger

Chicken broth

Onion

Garlic

White wine vinegar

Soy sauce

Salt

Pepper

Grapeseed oil

Serve with rice or noodles

Directions

Mix meatball ingredients.  Form into 4 meatballs.

Brown meatballs in grapeseed oil for 4 minutes in Le Creuset.

Remove from pot.

Saute onion in grapeseed oil, then add other ingredients and bring to a simmer.

Add back meatballs, bring up to a simmer.

Simmer for about 20 minutes, check meatballs

Turkey Meatballs

Ingredients

1 pound ground dark turkey meat

1/4 cup dried bread crumbs (or slightly more)

1/4 cup grated cheese (Parmesan / Mozzarella / Pecorino Romano)
1 large egg

1 large shallot, minced (next time mince more finely)
3 garlic cloves, minced (next time try garlic powder)
2 rounded tablespoons of tomato paste

1 tablespoon agave nectar (can also use 3 tbsp ketchup instead of agave and tomato paste)
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves or other fresh herb (if available)
1 pinch sea salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
A few tablespoons of olive oil

Optional - serve with red sauce, vegetables and pasta or rice

Directions
Mix the onion, garlic, egg, bread crumbs, tomato paste, agave, parsley, Parmesan, Pecorino, salt and pepper to a large bowl and blend. Mix in the turkey. 

Preheat toaster oven to 350, convection setting.

Cover toaster oven tray with tin foil, and spread olive oil on foil

Shape the turkey mixture into 6 large meatballs, rounded on top on flat on the bottom.

Bake for 45 minutes.

Pasta Sauce
Diced tomatoes from jar
1 carrot, shredded
1 bunch of mushrooms, chopped
Zucchini or cabbage, chopped
Red wine vinegar
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 shallot
A few cloves of garlic