Korean Style Meatball Soup
The key to this soup is the kimchi which offers an awesome flavor with a bit of spice! Warming and nutritious.
Ingredients:
1 lb ground grass fed beef, ground turkey or ground pork
4 garlic cloves
1 medium shallot or 4-5 green onions
1 egg
1/2 tsp umami
1/2 tsp onion salt
fresh ground pepper to taste
5-6 cups chicken broth/water mixture
1 onion chopped
5 garlic cloves, choped
2 celery stalks sliced
3 cups shredded cabbage
1/2 jar Kim chi (at least 1 cup)
6-8 sliced crimini mushrooms
1 cup broccoli florets
1-2 cups chopped lacinato kale
1-2 tsp tom yum paste
1/2 small can of tomato paste
Here’s How:
Make meatballs by finely chopping garlic and onion, mixing an egg in a bowl and mixing ingredients into ground meat. Add seasoning up to broth.
Preheat oven to 350, form meatballs and place them on parchment on a baking sheet.
Bake for 10-15 minutes and set aside.
In a large soup pot, heat broth.
In a large skillet, saute onion, then garlic and celery for 3-5 minutes. Add cabbage for another 5 minutes, then add mushrooms and broccoli and kale, cover pan for 2 more minutes.
Add veggies and meatballs to soup and season with remaining ingredients.
Adjust with salt and pepper.