Cucumber Meatball Soup
A light, refreshing soup made with pork meatballs simmered together with cucumber slices.
Ingredients
Cucumber (washed, peeled, and sliced thinly)
150 g
Ground pork
300 g
Egg (use only the egg white)
1
Chopped scallion
a pinch
Chopped ginger
a pinch
Salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
Sichuan pepper water
to taste
Instructions
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Step 1
Wash the cucumber, peel it, and slice it thinly. In a bowl, combine the ground pork with the egg white, part of the chopped scallion, and the chopped ginger. Stir well until evenly mixed, then shape the mixture into meatballs by squeezing it through your fingers.
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Step 2
Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the meatballs, and bring back to a boil. Skim off the foam that rises to the surface. Once the meatballs are cooked through, add the cucumber slices and cook briefly. Season with salt, MSG, and Sichuan pepper water. When it comes back to a boil, sprinkle with the remaining chopped scallion and serve.
