Spicy pork meatball & noodle soup

Spicy pork meatball & noodle soup

This healthy Asian-inspired soup can be whipped up in just half an hour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Method

  1. Tip the pork mince, garlic, chopped spring onions and red chilli into a bowl. Give everything a good mix, season and roll into small meatballs.
  2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry the meatballs all over until golden and cooked through. Put to one side.
  3. Put the chicken stock and oyster sauce in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Tip in the mushrooms. Simmer until just tender. Add the Chinese leaf, noodles and the meatballs, simmering until the greens have just wilted and the meatballs are piping hot. Spoon into bowls and scatter over the remaining spring onion and chilli.

PER SERVING

363 kcalories, protein 26g, carbohydrate 34.1g, fat 14.6 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 1.6g, salt 4.71 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2011.

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  • 28 March 2011

    Vivienne commented on this recipe

    Really good, I had some lamb mince left over so used that, still will excellent results.

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  • 28 March 2011

    ccdarien rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 30 March 2011

    Kuifke rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Nice soup. Tastes as in the restaurant

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  • 31 March 2011

    Robyn rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Really disappointed.. liquid was quite horrible.. just tased like a bad mix of salt and chicken stock. Meatballs however were very nice and i would potentially make those again (very easy)... but not with the soup. I added baby corn to bump it up a bit which was nice... sorry not a winner with me.

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  • 01 April 2011

    oldhand commented on this recipe

    can anyone suggest a substitute for oyster sauce ? As I have an sea food allergy. Thanks.

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  • 01 April 2011

    schizopear rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    didn't actually follow the recipe - just used the picture as inspiration, but was delicious! used the meat from a couple of sausages for the meatballs and instead of oyster sauce, used garlic, ginger, chilli and chicken stock to make a tasty broth.

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  • 03 April 2011

    pandora_mary rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic recipe. I would have to disagree with the member who described the broth as "tasting like chicken stock" - this shouldn't be an issue if the correct quantity of oyster sauce is used. Flavours complemented each other brilliantly and will definitely be making again! Substituted spinach leaves for the Chinese leaf, which worked well.

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  • 12 April 2011

    Rowena rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We loved this recipe. I couldnt get hold of any chinese leaf (not even too sure what it is!) I used Pak Choi instead and it was delicious. I added more noodles than was suggested (for the childrens sake) and I did add extra oyster sauce. Will definately do it again and again!

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  • 14 April 2012

    Le_Bubs rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I absolutely loved this recipe - super easy & quick to make. I used red onion instead of spring onion and added extra chilli flakes because we like it hot and spicy! Hubby has asked for an encore.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 400g pork mince
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 6 spring onions , ½ finely chopped and ½ sliced for garnish
  • 2 red chillies , 1 finely chopped, the other sliced for garnish
  • sunflower oil or vegetable oil
  • 1.2l chicken stock
  • 3 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 100g shiitake mushrooms , halved or sliced if large
  • 250g Chinese leaf , sliced
  • 150g ready-cooked udon wheat noodles
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PER SERVING

363 kcalories, protein 26g, carbohydrate 34.1g, fat 14.6 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 1.6g, salt 4.71 g

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