Shrimp & Pork Meatball Soup

Soups & stews · Soups

This recipe is shown exactly as the chef wrote it. Serving-size math isn't ready for this one yet. The amounts are based on 2 servings.

Ingredients

  • Minced shrimp7.1 oz
  • Ground pork1.8 oz
  • Water chestnuts
  • Chopped scallions2 Tbsp
  • Minced garlic1 tsp
  • Starch powder1 Tbsp
  • Egg whites (from whole eggs)1
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Sesame oil
  • Anchovy & kelp stock3⅓ cups
  • Green onion
  • Guk-ganjang (soup soy sauce)1 Tbsp
  • Oyster sauce1 Tbsp
  • Salt
  • Shiitake mushrooms
  • Bok choy
  • Enoki mushrooms
  • Bamboo shoots
  • Cucumber
  • Water chestnuts — as needed
  • Salt — a little
  • Black pepper — a little
  • Sesame oil — a little
  • Green onion — for garnish, a little
  • Salt — a little
  • Shiitake mushrooms — as needed
  • Bok choy — as needed
  • Enoki mushrooms — as needed
  • Bamboo shoots — as needed
  • Cucumber — as needed

How to make it

  1. 1

    Mince the shrimp and add ground pork, about half the amount of the shrimp.

  2. 2

    Add the chopped water chestnuts, chopped green onion, minced garlic and starch, and season with salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Add the egg white and knead until springy.

  4. 4

    Bring the anchovy and kelp stock to a boil, drop in spoonfuls of the mixture and cook the meatballs briefly.

  5. 5

    Lift out the meatballs, add 1 tbsp of guk-ganjang to the stock for color, then 1 tbsp of oyster sauce and a little salt, and bring to a boil.

  6. 6

    Add the prepared vegetables (shiitake, bok choy, enoki, bamboo shoots) and the meatballs, then the green onion and cucumber, and boil.

  7. 7

    Drizzle with sesame oil to finish.

From Bob Kim's recipe book

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