How to make delicious and unique potato meatball soup that everyone will love.
With just a few simple variations, you can create a bowl of chewy, sweet potato ball soup that's both unique and incredibly delicious, making it a rice-consuming favorite for everyone.
Potatoes are a familiar ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine, often sliced and used in soups or deep-fried. But today, we'll try a twist to create a potato and vegetable meatball soup – chewy like mochi, subtly sweet from the vegetables, and rich in flavor thanks to the meatballs.
Ingredients (serves 2–3 people)
- 2 potatoes (approximately 700g)
- 200g minced pork
- Oyster mushrooms (or your favorite mushrooms)
- 1 bunch of bok choy
- 1/2 carrot
- 10g ginger
- 800ml chicken broth (or bone broth)
- Sesame oil, spices, sugar, cornstarch
Note: For vegetarians, meat can be replaced with mushrooms or tofu; vegetable broth can be used instead of chicken broth.
How to make potato meatball soup
Step 1: Prepare the potatoes
Peel and grate the potatoes very finely. Place them in a thin cloth and squeeze out the juice into a bowl. Keep this juice so the starch can settle.
Step 2: Extract potato starch
Rinse the grated potatoes 1-2 more times to extract the maximum amount of starch. Let the rinsing water sit for 15 minutes to allow the starch to settle, then pour off the water from the top, keeping the white starch layer at the bottom.
Step 3: Form the potato balls.
Mix the grated and squeezed potato with the freshly obtained starch, knead thoroughly, and roll into small balls about the size of quail eggs.
Step 4: Prepare the meatballs
Marinate the ground meat with spices, sesame oil, cornstarch, and a little sugar. Form into bite-sized balls and pan-fry until cooked through.
Step 5: Cook the soup
Bring chicken broth to a boil with ginger. Add the potato balls and cook for 3 minutes; when they float to the surface, add the meatballs and vegetables. Season to taste, cook for another 3 minutes, then turn off the heat.
finished product
The chewy potato balls, combined with the sweet and savory flavors of mushrooms, vegetables, and meatballs, create a soup that is both comforting and uniquely delicious. With a little effort in separating the starch, you'll have a distinctive dish that everyone will praise.
