Chicken Meatball Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup chicken mince
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 inch galangal
• 1 medium onion
• 1 medium carrot
• ½ medium Chinese cabbage
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• 2 spring onion with greens
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp black pepper powder
• 5-7 fresh coriander sprigs + for garnishing
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Heat chicken stock in a non-stick pan.
2. Slice galangal and add to the pan. Quarter onion and add.
3. Cut carrot diagonally into 1 inch pieces
4. Roughly chop Chinese cabbage.
5. Add cinnamon stick to the pan.
6. Put chicken mince in a mixer.
7. Crush garlic and add to the mixer. Roughly chop spring onions with greens and add alongwith salt, pepper powder, coriander leaves, cornstarch and grind. Add fish sauce and grind to a smooth paste.
8. Transfer the ground paste into a bowl.
9. Dampen palms in water, make small balls of the ground paste and add to the pan. Cook till the meatballs are done.
10. Transfer the meatballs in a bowl.
11. Strain the prepared soup through muslin cloth in another bowl.
12. Place the same pan back on heat, pour the strained soup into it, add carrot pieces, lemon juice and salt and mix well. Add chopped cabbage and mix well.  Cook for 2-3 minutes.
13. Place the meatballs in a serving bowl, pour the chicken soup over it, garnish with coriander leaves and serve piping hot.

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