Best Chinese Watercress And Pork Ball Soup A Main Course Soup Recipes

CHINESE PORK AND WATERCRESS SOUP

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Make and share this Chinese Pork and Watercress Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dicentra

Categories < 30 Mins

Time 20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

cooking spray
2 1/2 ounces pork loin, cut in thin strips
1 garlic clove, halved
1/4 inch slice gingerroot
5 cups chicken stock, divided
4 scallions, cut in 1 inch lengths
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2/3 cup cooked rice
1 1/2 cups watercress leaves

Steps:

Cook pork, garlic and ginger.
Add chicken stock, scallions, sherry, soy sauce and rice. Heat to boiling. Simmer for 2 minutes.
Stir in watercress. Discard ginger.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 131.5, Fat 4.1, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 13.1, Sodium 352.1, Carbohydrate 14.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 3.5, Protein 8.4

CHINESE WATERCRESS AND PORK-BALL SOUP (A MAIN-COURSE SOUP)

Chinese Watercress And Pork-Ball Soup (A Main-Course Soup) image

Provided by Craig Claiborne

Categories dinner, soups and stews, main course

Time 1h20m

Yield Two or more servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 ounce cellophane noodles
1/4 pound ground lean pork
1/2 teaspoon very finely chopped fresh ginger (or an equal amount of powdered dry ginger)
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Salt to taste, if desired
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, preferably white
2 teaspoons dry Sherry
1 tablespoon well-beaten egg (beat one egg and measure out the proper amount)
3 cups chicken broth
1 bunch watercress

Steps:

Put the noodles in a mixing bowl and add warm water to cover. Let stand at least 30 minutes.
Put the pork in another bowl and add the ginger, sugar, cornstarch, salt, pepper, Sherry and egg. Blend well.
Lightly oil a plate that will fit in the top rack of a steamer. Shape the pork mixture into 16 to 18 round balls. Arrange them on the plate in the steamer and cover closely. Place the rack over boiling water and steam 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring the broth to the boil.
In a separate saucepan, bring enough water to the boil to cover the watercress when added. Cut off the tough stems of the watercress and discard. Add the watercress tops. Turn off the heat and let stand two minutes. Drain and chill in a basin of cold water. Drain and set aside.
Drain the noodles and cut them approximately in half with scissors. Put them in a saucepan and add cold water to cover. Bring to the boil and let simmer 10 minutes. Place the noodles and watercress in the bottom of a soup tureen.
Put the meat balls and broth in the tureen. Sprinkle with a little more freshly ground pepper, preferably white, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 288, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 23 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1141 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams