WINTER MELON MEATBALL SOUP

Winter Melon Meatball Soup image

This soup is very warming. I love to make this during the winter months when it's chilly outside.

Provided by mal

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Pork Soup Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 pound ground pork
2 tablespoons cornstarch
½ bunch cilantro leaves, finely chopped
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
2 eggs
6 cups water
2 pounds Chinese winter melon (dong gua), cut into 1 inch cubes
3 slices fresh ginger
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 173.2 calories, Carbohydrate 9.4 g, Cholesterol 69.9 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 9.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 1110.9 mg, Sugar 4 g