Thailand's breakfast for champions.
A comfort food, the soup makes a wonderful meal. Besides being a popular breakfast item in Thailand (hold the bacon, give me pork balls!), it is also their version of chicken soup for the days when one is under the weather.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
- ½ lb ground pork
- ½ teaspoon salt
- A pinch of white pepper
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 6 Cilantro roots, if available, cleaned, smashed
- 3-4 Tablespoons fish sauce
- 1½ Tablespoons preserved radish, soaked, chopped
- 2 cups lightly packed cooked jasmine rice
- ¼ cup green onions, white parts only, finely chopped
- ¼ cup, cilantro, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
Directions
- Preparing the garlic oil: In a small pot, heat the oil and garlic and fry till the garlic is light golden brown. Remove from heat and it will continue to cook to golden brown. Set aside.
- Preparing the meatballs: Mix together the meatball ingredients (pork, salt and pepper)
- Preparing the soup: In a large pot, bring soup ingredients (chicken stock, cilantro roots, fish sauce, radish and rice) to boil.
- Grab a small handful of the pork mixture and gently squeeze out a small amount of the meat between your index finger and thumb. Using a spoon, scoop out the meatball and drop into the soup. When all the meat is done, boil for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Scatter the green onions and cilantro. Add all the garlic oil and white pepper.
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Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving | %DV |
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Serving Size 547g | |
Recipe makes 4 servings | |
Calories 647 | |
Calories from Fat 238 | 37% |
Total Fat 26.65g | 33% |
Saturated Fat 5.75g | 23% |
Trans Fat 0.06g | |
Cholesterol 41mg | 14% |
Sodium 2107mg | 88% |
Potassium 644mg | 18% |
Total Carbs 77.98g | 21% |
Dietary Fiber 3.0g | 10% |
Sugars 0.92g | 1% |
Protein 20.94g | 34% |
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