Description
Warm up with a comforting bowl of Vietnamese Mustard Green Soup with Shrimp Balls. This flavorful soup features tender shrimp balls in a fragrant broth with mustard greens, creating a delicious and wholesome meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 6 cups water or low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 bunch mustard greens (about 10 oz), washed and chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 green onions, sliced
Shrimp Balls:
Soup:
Instructions
- Prepare Shrimp Balls: Finely chop or pulse shrimp in a food processor. Mix with fish sauce, white pepper, garlic, sugar, and cornstarch. Form into balls.
- Cook Shrimp Balls: Sauté in oil until browned. Add water or broth, bring to a boil, then simmer.
- Add Greens: Cook mustard greens until tender. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in green onions.
Notes
- For a milder flavor, substitute mustard greens with baby spinach or napa cabbage.
- To save time, prepare and freeze shrimp balls in advance.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg
