Shrimp Balls Soup

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    25 mins

  • Total Time

    40 mins

  • Servings

    3 -4

  • Calories

    243 kcal

  • Course

    Soup

  • Cuisine

    Asian

Shrimp Balls Soup

This Shrimp Balls Soup is Asian-inspired. It's comforting, healthy, and such a delicious meal for a cold winters day.

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Ingredients

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For the shrimp balls

  • 450 g Shrimp defrosted, uncooked, frozen
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper ground
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour

For the soup

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup yellow onion diced
  • 3 green onion sprigs, diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 cups Napa cabbage roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 2 tbsp chicken stock paste
  • 8 cups water

Garnishes

  • lime wedges
  • 3 green onion sprigs, cut on the bias
  • dash fish sauce
  • handful cilantro fresh
  • dash sesame oil
  • dash soy sauce or tamari

Instructions

  1. Make the shrimp ball mixture: To a food processor add the garlic cloves and pulse to chop into small pieces. Add the defrosted shrimp, salt, pepper, egg, cornstarch and flour. Pulse to chop / combine everything into very small pieces, it will almost be a paste like mixture.
  2. Pour the shrimp mixture into a bowl and put it in the fridge while you prepare the soup.
  3. In a soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
  4. Once warm, add diced onion, diced green onion and minced garlic. Saute for 6-8 minutes until the yellow onion is softened and the mixture is fragrant, stirring often.
  5. Add the chopped napa cabbage and stir to combine. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  6. Pour in ¼ cup white wine and cook until the wine is almost all evaporated.
  7. Stir in the chicken stock paste until combined and then stir in 8 cups of water.
  8. Bring the stock to a boil over high heat and then keep at a simmer on medium-low heat for 5 minutes.
  9. Then, add the shrimp balls - use two spoons, one to scoop out the shrimp mixture and one to push it off the spoon in a sort of meatball form into the broth - repeat until all of the shrimp mixture is in the broth.
  10. If the soup isn’t simmering anymore, bring the heat up to medium-high until simmering again. Then keep at a simmer for 6-10 minutes, covered, on medium-low, until the shrimp balls are pink and cooked through.
  11. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper if desired.
  12. Serve in bowls topped with a squeeze of lime juice, diced green onions, dash of fish sauce and sesame oil and soy sauce (if desired).

Notes

  • If you don't have chicken stock paste, use chicken broth instead of water and adjust seasoning with more salt and pepper.
  • If you like this recipe, try our Greek Meatball Soup

Nutrition Information

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Calories 243kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 12.8g (4%) Protein 26.2g (52%) Fat 9.2g (14%) Saturated Fat 1.6g (8%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1.3g (8%) Monounsaturated Fat 5.6g (28%) Cholesterol 227.9mg (76%) Sodium 638.9mg (27%) Fiber 1.8g (7%) Sugar 2.8g (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 3-4

Amount Per Serving

Calories 243 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 243kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 12.8g 4%
Protein 26.2g 52%
Fat 9.2g 14%
Saturated Fat 1.6g 8%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.3g 8%
Monounsaturated Fat 5.6g 28%
Cholesterol 227.9mg 76%
Sodium 638.9mg 27%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Sugar 2.8g 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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