From redhousespice.com
Winter Melon Soup with Meatballs
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 9 oz minced pork or minced chicken
- 1 stalk scallions, finely chopped
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 0.5 tbsp light soy sauce
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tbsp tapioca starch or corn starch
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp neutral cooking oil
For the soup
- 0.5 tbsp papery dried shrimp
- 1 stalk scallions, finely chopped
- 4 cups water
- 0.5 tsp salt or to taste
- 0.125 tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Other ingredients
- 14 oz winter melon
- 1.75 oz mung bean vermicelli
- optional coriander, finely chopped
Steps
- Trim off the hard, green skin of the 14 oz winter melon and remove its seeds. Cut into bite-sized chunks. Set aside.
- Put dried 1 ¾ oz mung bean vermicelli in a bowl. Pour in tap 4 cups water to soak (enough to cover). Drain after 10 mins. Cut into shorter sections with scissors.
10 min
- Put minced meat into a mixing bowl. Add 1 stalk scallions, 1 tsp ginger, ½ tbsp light soy sauce, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp white pepper, 1 tbsp starch, and 1 egg white. Stir in the same direction to combine until no more liquid can be seen and the mixture becomes sticky.
- Heat up 1 tsp oil in a pot over medium heat then add ½ tbsp papery dried shrimp and 1 stalk scallions. Fry until fragrant.
- Add 4 cups water. Bring it to a very gentle simmer then turn the heat to low.
- Place some meat mixture onto the palm of your hand (wear a kitchen glove if you wish). Gently close your hand into a fist while squeezing some mixture out to form a ball through the opening between your thumb and index finger. Scoop it off with a spoon then slide into the soup. Repeat the procedure to finish all the meatballs.
5 min
- Add the 14 oz winter melon to the soup. Cover the pot with a lid. Turn the heat to medium. Leave to cook until the winter melon becomes soft (about 8-10 mins).
8-10 min
- Put in 1 ¾ oz mung bean vermicelli. Cook for a further minute.
1 min
- Finally, add ½ tsp salt, ⅛ tsp ground white pepper and 1 tsp sesame oil. Garnish with optional coriander (if using). Serve warm in a large soup dish or individual serving bowls.
Nutrition
Per serving
- kcal
- 155
- protein
- 0 g
- carbs
- 0 g
- fat
- 0 g