thai roasted red chile soup with pork meatballs

Recipe by
barbara lentz
beulah, MI

Today it was cold and rainy and I was hungry for something warm and satisfying and it's grocery week and haven't gone yet so I looked through my pantry and came up with this soup. I nailed it. Spicy without too much heat and delicious.

yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For thai roasted red chile soup with pork meatballs

  • SOUP
  • 12 c
    beef broth
  • 1 jar
    4 oz. roasted red chile paste
  • 1/2 c
    each shaoxing wine and soy sauce
  • 6 clove
    garlic minced
  • 2 Tbsp
    each ground ginger, rice vinegar, and sesame oil
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    white pepper
  • 1 c
    fresh bean sprouts
  • 4
    green onions minced
  • 1 c
    bok choy chopped
  • 4 oz
    rice noodles
  • PORK MEATBALLS
  • 1/2 lb
    ground pork
  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 1 c
    bread crumbs
  • 1 Tbsp
    olive oil

How To Make thai roasted red chile soup with pork meatballs

  • 1
    For the meatballs. Mix the pork, egg, breadcrumbs with 1 tbsp of the minced garlic, 2 tsp. of the ground ginger, green parts of the green onion. 1/2 tbsp. white pepper and 1 tbsp the roasted red chile paste. Roll into mini meatballs. Place the oil in a hot pan. Brown the meatballs on all sides. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • 2
    For the soup mix the beef broth with the rest of the roasted red chile paste, ground ginger, garlic, white pepper and green onions. Bring to a boil. Add the soy sauce, wine, vinegar, and sesame oil. Simmer 10 minutes. Add the noodles and cook about 5 minutes. Add the pork meatballs, bok choy, and bean sprouts and simmer another 10 minutes.

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