Shanghainese lion’s head meatballs.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp minced ginger
• 1 lb ground pork
• 1-2 tsp salt
• 2-3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp shaoxing cooking wine, mirin, or sake
• 1 green onion, chopped finely
• 3 large eggs, beaten (2 if you want firmer meatballs)
• 1/4 cup green bean starch (if unavailable, cornstarch will work just fine)
• 1 pound baby bok choy, stems trimmed but otherwise intact (but, as you can tell from the photos, regular large bok choy will work just as well)