Hollow Meat Balls (Zhenjiang Style)

Ingredients

• ground pork
• 1 small piece chilled pork lard

Instructions

1. Pound the pork until very fine.
2. Pass it through a sieve to achieve a smooth paste.
3. Place a small piece of chilled pork lard in the center of the pork paste.
4. Form the paste around the lard into a ball, encasing it completely.
5. Steam the balls until cooked through.
6. As the lard melts during steaming, it will drain away, leaving the meat ball hollow inside.