Pork & Shrimp Dumpling Noodle Soup

By NickiR

Delicious!!

Ingredients

• 2 cartons of chicken stock
• 1 carton of water
• 1 star anise
• 3 Tbsp. fish sauce
• 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
• 2 inch piece of ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 lb. of ground pork
• 1 lb. of raw shrimp, ground
• salt, to taste
• Ground white pepper, to taste
• 1 egg
• 4 Tbsp. shallots
• 1 - 2 Tbsp. finely chopped ginger
• 4 Tbsp. dried black mushrooms, hydrated and chopped
• Rice noodles
• Freshly washed vegetables (like baby bok choy, spinach, or Napa cabbage)
• Chopped green onions/cilantro

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from fitdaffy.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Put chicken broth, water, star anise, fish sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and noodles in a large pot over high heat. Boil for 5 minutes and then lower heat to simmer.

Into large mixing bowl, add shrimp, pork, finely minced ginger, hydrated black mushrooms, white pepper, sea salt, shallot, and egg. Mix everything together as thoroughly as possible!

Form dumpling mixture into little balls.

Let soup come to a boil again. Gently drop dumplings into boiling soup.

Let soup come to a boil and then turn heat down to simmer.

About 10 minutes prior to serving, turn heat up to high and let soup come to a boil again. Add veggies of choice and let blanch until just softened (about 1 - 1 1/2 minutes)

Ladle into bowls, garnish with cilantro and/or green onions and enjoy!