Pork Meatballs with Water Spinach Egg Drop Soup

This Pork Meatballs with Water Spinach Egg Drop Soup is very easy to prepare. It uses common ingredients.  The main ingredients are eggs, ground pork and water spinach leaves!  With these three (3) main ingredients, you can come up with an easy to prepare dish perfect for rainy or cold weather.  Your family will love this recipe. They will ask you to cook it always. In case you want to cook this dish again, use ground beef or ground chicken instead.

Even beginner cooks will find that this soup is easy to prepare.  The steps are simple and easy to follow.

Water Spinach in Filipino is called kangkong.  It is widely available in the Philippines.  Egg drop soup in its simplest form is very easy to make and is common in Chinese cooking.

 

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Ingredients:

Pork Meatballs:

• 1/2 kilo ground pork
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp ground pepper
• 2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
• 4 cloves garlic, minced

Soup:

• 1 bunch water spinach leaves
• 1 thumb-sized ginger, julienned
• 6 cups chicken stock
• fish sauce (patis), to taste
• ground pepper, to taste
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tbsp cooking oil

Garnish (optional):

• leeks
• fried garlic

Instructions:

1. For the pork meatballs, mix the ingredients well until sticky and form into balls.
2. In a pot, heat the oil and saute the ginger.
3. Add the chicken stock and start adding the meatballs.  Boil until meatballs are cooked.
4. Add the water spinach leaves and drop the egg whites.  Stir gently to mix.
5. Season with fish sauce and ground pepper to taste.
6. Garnish with leeks and fried garlic (optional).
7. Serve

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Pork Meatballs with Water Spinach Egg Drop Soup

This Pork Meatballs with Water Spinach Egg Drop Soup is very easy to prepare. It uses common ingredients. The main ingredients are eggs, ground pork and water spinach leaves! 

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

Pork Meatballs

• 1/2 kilo ground pork
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp ground pepper
• 2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
• 4 cloves garlic minced

Soup

• 1 bunch water spinach leaves , , to taste
• 1 pc ginger thumb-sized , julienned
• 6 cups chicken stock
• fish sauce (patis) to taste
• ground pepper to taste
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tbsp cooking oil

Garnish (optional)

• leeks
• fried garlic

Instructions

• For the pork meatballs, mix the ingredients well until sticky and form into balls.
• In a pot, heat the oil and saute the ginger.
• Add the chicken stock and start adding the meatballs. Boil until meatballs are cooked.
• Add the water spinach leaves and drop the egg whites. Stir gently to mix.
• Season with fish sauce and ground pepper to taste.
• Garnish with leeks and fried garlic (optional).
• Serve

Recommended Cookware:  Masflex Induction Non-stick 22cm Platinum Casserole With Glass Lid.  A Stainless Steel Pot will also be OK.

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