Shrimp Ball Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 egg , slightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 8 ounces shrimp, peeled, deveined, finely chopped
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons rice wine or 3 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup fresh snow pea, halved crosswise
• 3/4 cup carrot, thinly sliced
• 4 ounces tofu, cubed
• 3 tablespoons green onions, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 for shrimp balls, in a mixing bowl combine egg , cornstarch, and ginger.
• 2 add shrimp and mix well.
• 3 in a dutch oven combine broth, rice wine, pepper and garlic.
• 4 bring to a boil and add shrimp mixture by rounded teaspoons; return to boiling; reduce heat.
• 5 cover and simmer for 1 minute.
• 6 add pea pods, carrots, tofu, and green onion.
• 7 return to boiling; reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes more until vegetables are crisp-tender.