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Stuffed White Bittermelon Soup

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine vietnamese
Servings 4 People

Ingredients
  

Filling

  • 1 lb Ground Pork
  • 1/2 cup Rehydrated sliced woodear mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup Soaks glass noodles
  • 1/2 cup Minced onions
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder (or fresh garlic)
  • 1 tbsp Chicken bouillon powder
  • 1 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp Sesame oil

Broth

  • 12 cups chicken broth
  • 4 Bittermelons (stuffed)
  • 1 tbsp Chicken bouillon powder
  • 2 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 1 tsp Salt

Garnish (optional)

  • Chopped Cilantro
  • Chopped green onions

Instructions
 

  • To prepare the filling in a large bowl, mix ground pork with woodear mushroom, onions, and glass noodles together with the salt, sugar, garlic poweder, chicken bouillon powder, fish sauce, white and black pepper, and sesame oil.
  • Fill the halved and hollowed bittermelons with filling.
  • Bring broth to a boil and mix in chicken bouillon powder, fish sauce and salt. Then carefully add in stuffed bittermelons.
  • To make meatballs from leftover filling, gently drop in in1.5 inch balls into the boiling broth with a large spoon. Cover and let everything in the soup simmer for about 30 minutes.
  • Soup can be eaten with a bit of rice or as is, garnished with cilatro and green onions on top.
Keyword comfort food, soup, vietnamese food