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Bowl of Asian meatball soup with pork meatballs, edamame, goji berries and green onion in clear broth

Asian Meatball Soup with Edamame

Pork meatballs beaten smooth with sweet potato starch, simmered with edamame in a light broth and finished with goji berries and green onion.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 1 pot
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

Meatballs
  • minced pork
  • green onion chopped
  • ginger chopped
  • water a little
  • salt
  • chicken essence chicken bouillon powder
  • pepper
  • sweet potato starch
Soup
  • 1 spoonful lard
  • shelled edamame
  • boiling water
  • salt
  • chicken essence
  • goji berries to finish
  • green onion chopped, to finish

Method
 

  1. Put the minced pork in a bowl with chopped green onion, ginger, a little water and salt.
  2. Add chicken essence (chicken bouillon powder) and pepper.
  3. Add sweet potato starch and beat the mixture well, until the minced meat turns smooth and tender.
  4. Shape the meatballs: squeeze the meat up through your fist and scoop each ball off with a spoon.
  5. Heat a spoonful of lard in a hot pan.
  6. Add the shelled edamame and stir-fry until it changes colour.
  7. Pour in an appropriate amount of boiling water.
  8. Add the meatballs one by one.
  9. Don't stir yet. Wait until the meatballs have set and hold their shape.
  10. Add salt and chicken essence and cook for 2 minutes.
  11. Sprinkle goji berries and chopped green onion on top and serve.

Video

Notes

Our video doesn't measure the pork, starch or seasonings, so there are no amounts for them here. Season to taste; chicken essence is salty, so go easy on the salt.
The 2 minutes of final cooking is from the video. The 10 minutes prep and 10 minutes cooking in total are our estimate.