Meatballs and Noodle Soup (Almondigas)
A comforting Filipino soup featuring tender pork meatballs and misua noodles in a flavorful chicken broth. This hearty soup is garnished with green onions and seasoned with fish sauce for an authentic Asian taste.
Ingredients
- •1 lb lean ground pork
- •2 whole green onions
- •1 whole egg
- •3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- •1 to taste salt and pepper
- •1 tbsp olive oil
- •2 cloves garlic
- •1 whole onion
- •8 cups chicken broth
- •1 tbsp fish sauce
- •2 oz misua noodles
- •2 oz Japanese somen noodles
- •2 oz capellini noodles
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
In a large bowl, combine the pork, green onions, egg and flour. Season with salt and pepper. Mix together well, then form into 1-inch (2.5-cm) meatballs. Set aside.
15 min
- 2.
Heat the oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and onion. Sauté until the onion begins to soften, about 2 minutes.
2 min
- 3.
Add the broth and fish sauce, and bring to a boil. Drop the meatballs into the boiling broth and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the meatballs are cooked. Add the misua noodles and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Season with fish sauce (or salt) and pepper, to taste.
18 min
- 4.
Garnish with the chopped green onions. Serve hot.
2 min