Keto Sotanghon Bola Bola Soup
How to Make It
Step 1
Combine the ground pork, diced onion, diced carrot, minced garlic, chopped scallions, soy sauce, salt and pepper to a medium sized mixing bowl. The meatballs should be mixed by hand using a fork. This will help the strands of meat to begin to bind together so they do not fall apart in the soup. You will know when you have mixed it enough when you can see the strands of meat starting to stretch and stick together (the mixture will also start to become harder to mix).
Step 2
To a large pot, add 3 quarts of water and the chicken bouillon base. Mix to dissolve the base. Bring the pot to a boil and then down to a simmer.
Step 3
Begin to add the meatballs to the soup. If your meatball shaping skills are lacking, you can use a 1 oz ice cream scoop to portion them directly into the soup. However, you can take two small spoons to shape the meatballs. To do this, take some raw meatball onto the first spoon and then transfer it to the second spoon. Keep transferring the meatball back and forth until it is a nice shape then plop it into the soup. The technical term for the shape of this is a quenelle.
Step 4
Allow the meatballs to cook at a simmer for 10 minutes. They should be fully cooked at this point.
Step 5
Then add the washed and chopped napa cabbage to the soup. The leaves should wilt quickly, about 2-3 minutes. Then add the fish sauce. Taste the soup and see if you would like to add more. You can omit the fish sauce if you’d like and add more bouillon base or salt. Add the kelp noodles to the soup and allow them to cook until softened, about 2-3 minutes.
Step 6
Serve the soup hot! Add some freshly cracked black pepper on top of each bowl.
Ingredients
- Ground pork – 1.5 lb
- Onion – ½ cup
- Carrots – ⅓ cup
- Garlic – 1 clove
- Scallions – 2 large
- Soy Sauce – 4 teaspoon
- Coarse Kosher Salt by Morton – 1-¼ tsp
- Black Pepper – ¼ teaspoon
- Water – 3 quart
- Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base by Superoir Touch – 2 tablespoon
- Napa Cabbage Raw – 1-½ pound
- Fish Sauce (nam Pla Or Nuoc Mam) – 1 tablespoon
- Kelp Noodles by Sea Tangle – 48 ounce