Asian-style meatball and noodle soup

This delicious Asian style soup is a great family meal on those cold winter days. It's packed full of flavour, dairy free, and it's ready in 20 minutes.

Serves: 3

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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Broth

1 cup salt-reduced chicken stock

3 cups water

50g mushrooms, sliced

2 ½cm-piece fresh ginger, quartered

2 teaspoons salt-reduced soy sauce

Meatballs

1 clove garlic, peeled, finely chopped

2 ½cm-piece fresh ginger, peeled, finely chopped

2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriandercilantroX, finely chopped

400g pork mince

2 teaspoons cornflourcornstarchX

1 large egg

1 teaspoon salt-reduced soy sauce

2 teaspoons sesame oil

100-150g rice noodles (sticks)

1 large carrot, peeled, finely julienned

about 20 leaves (100g total) fresh spinach or 1 cup thinly sliced cabbage (1 serve)

1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriandercilantroX

Instructions

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1 To make broth, place broth ingredients in a large pot then heat to boiling.

2 To make meatballs, place garlic, ginger and coriander in a medium-sized bowl and add the remaining meatball ingredients. Mix until evenly combined.

3 Work with wet hands to prevent the mixture sticking. Shape meatball mixture into 10-12 roughly golf-ball-sized balls. Carefully drop meatballs into the boiling broth mixture and boil gently for about 10 minutes, turning meatballs twice or so while cooking.

4 Meanwhile, place rice noodles in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave to stand for five minutes or until tender then drain and set aside.

5 When meatballs are cooked through (cut a meatball in half after 10 minutes to check), add vegetables to pot and cook for 1-2 more minutes until softened then stir in chopped coriander.

6 Serve soup immediately in one of two ways: either add noodles to pot (good if they have cooled) then ladle soup into bowls with everything else; or divide noodles directly between serving bowls to be topped with steaming broth and other goodies. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 440 cal

Kilojoules 1840 kJ

Protein 36 g

Total fat 16 g

Saturated fat 5 g

Carbohydrates 40 g

Sugar 3 g

Dietary fibre 2 g

Sodium 570 mg

Calcium 50 mg

Iron 4.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

First published: Jun 2011

2 comments on Asian-style meatball and noodle soup

Hilary Henderson September 8, 2021 at 6:26 pm #

This version has missed off the cup of chicken stock in the broth that the print version lists – very necessary!

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- Jen deMontalk November 3, 2021 at 2:02 pm #
  
  Hi Hilary
  Thank you for pointing that out. The stock has been added to the ingredient list.
  
  Warm regards
  Jenny, editor
  
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