Chinese Vegetable Soup With Shrimp And Pork Meatballs Food

PORK MEATBALLS IN HOISIN BROTH

Steps:

• Tip the mince into a bowl with the soy, cornflour, five-spice, chopped water chestnuts and some black pepper. Work everything together, then shape into 12 meatballs.
• Pour the stock into a wide, deep pan and stir in the hoisin and ginger. Add the meatballs, then cover and poach for 5 mins. Drop in the carrots, Chinese leaves, beansprouts, spring onions and sliced chestnuts, then put on the lid and simmer for 5 mins. Ladle into bowls, then serve scattered with spring onion tops.

CHINESE VEGETABLE SOUP WITH SHRIMP AND PORK MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Prepare the meatballs: Chop the scallions, shrimp, and water chestnuts. Mince the garlic.
• In a medium bowl, mix the corn starch and soy sauce. Add egg whites, sesame oil, scallions, cilantro, ginger and garlic and blend well.
• Add shrimp, pork and water chestnuts and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Chill for 30 minutes.
• Prepare the broth: Chop the scallions and bok choy. Thinly slice the carrot and snow peas. Mince the garlic.
• Combine stock, scallions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and carrot in a large soup pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Form meat mixture into 1" balls and drop into simmering soup (using wet hands makes this easier). Simmer for 10 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through and no longer pink.
• Add the bok choy and snow peas and simmer for 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

WINTER MELON MEATBALL SOUP

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork with cornstarch, cilantro, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and ginger. Mix eggs into pork until completely incorporated and the mixture becomes sticky.
• Combine water, winter melon, ginger, salt, and sugar in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, form 1 teaspoon-sized meatballs out of the pork mixture. Gently drop meatballs into simmering soup; simmer 8 to 10 minutes more until meatballs have cooked.

PORK AND SHRIMP ASIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place green onions, garlic, ginger and water chestnuts in your food processor and pulse until ingredients are finely chopped; transfer to a large bowl; add pork and mix.
• Place shrimp in same food processor and pulse until finely chopped; add to pork mixture.
• Add egg, oyster sauce, 1/2 tsp of sesame oil, soy sauce, salt and pepper to the pork mixture; mix lightly until just combined (I use my hands, it's easier), form into 1 1/2-inch balls.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of the peanut oil to a large, non-stick skillet oven medium-high heat; add meatballs; cook, turning often, until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss noodles with remaining 1/2 tsp of sesame oil and 1 Tablespoon of peanut oil.
• Serve meatballs over noodles.
• Sprinkle with remaining chopped green onions.
• Serve this with flash-cooked greens with garlic.