Hoisin broth with oriental pork balls
Prep:
20 mins
Cook:
10 mins
This clear broth, pork balls and nourishing broth with plenty of vegetables is low in calories and budget friendly.
500g lean pork mince
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp corn flour
1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
225g tin water chestnuts, drained, half finely chopped, half sliced
500ml chicken stock
3 tbsp hoisin sauce
Thumb-sized piece ginger, shredded
2 large carrots, shaved into strips with a potato peeler
2 pak choi, thickly sliced
300g beansprouts
Bunch spring onions, cut into lengths, plus a few tops chopped to serve
Tip the mince into a bowl with the soya sauce, corn flour, five-spice, chopped water chestnuts and some black pepper.
Mix everything together, then shape into 12 meatballs.
Using a wide deep pan, pour in the stock and stir in the hoisin and ginger.
Add the pork balls, then cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Drop in the carrots, pak choi, beansprouts, spring onions and sliced chestnuts, then put on the lid and simmer for 5 minutes.
Ladle into bowls, then serve scattered with spring onion tops.
Serves
4
Preparation Time
20 minutes
Cooking Time
10 minutes
Main ingredients
Flour, Pork, Vegetables, Stock/Broth
Recipe Type
Soups, Dinner, Healthy, Low Calorie
Cuisine
Asian
Level of Difficulty
Easy