Healthy Chicken Meatball Soup (Tori Dango)
Healthy Chicken Meatball Soup (Tori Dango)
Ingredients
- 250 g cabbage
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
For the Chicken Meatballs
- 250 g ground chicken
- 1/4 green onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon potato starch
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the Soup
- 500 ml water
- 3 tablespoons shirodashi, 10x concentrated
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 1/2 teaspoon chicken stock powder
For the Toppings
- as needed green onion, sliced
- as needed black pepper
- as needed sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
In a medium bowl, combine the ground chicken, chopped green onion, potato starch, 1 tablespoon of sake, grated ginger, and salt. Mix thoroughly with your hands until the mixture becomes sticky and well combined.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Using your hands, shape the chicken mixture into bite-sized balls. You should get approximately 12-16 meatballs depending on desired size.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
In a large pot, combine the 500 ml water, shirodashi, 1 tablespoon of sake, and chicken stock powder. Bring the soup mixture to a rolling boil over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
Carefully add the shaped chicken meatballs to the boiling soup. Reduce the heat slightly to maintain a gentle simmer and cook for 4 minutes, or until the meatballs are cooked through.
⏱️ 4 min
- 5
Add the cabbage to the pot with the meatballs and continue to cook for another 3 minutes, or until the cabbage is tender-crisp.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Turn off the heat. Stir in the 1 teaspoon of sesame oil into the soup.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Ladle the Healthy Chicken Meatball Soup into individual serving bowls. Garnish with sliced green onion, a sprinkle of black pepper, and sesame seeds as desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
⏱️ 2 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Healthy Chicken Meatball Soup (Tori Dango)
- 250 g cabbage
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
For the Chicken Meatballs
- 250 g ground chicken
- 1/4 green onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon potato starch
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the Soup
- 500 ml water
- 3 tablespoons shirodashi, 10x concentrated
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 1/2 teaspoon chicken stock powder
For the Toppings
- as needed green onion, sliced
- as needed black pepper
- as needed sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
In a medium bowl, combine the ground chicken, chopped green onion, potato starch, 1 tablespoon of sake, grated ginger, and salt. Mix thoroughly with your hands until the mixture becomes sticky and well combined.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Using your hands, shape the chicken mixture into bite-sized balls. You should get approximately 12-16 meatballs depending on desired size.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
In a large pot, combine the 500 ml water, shirodashi, 1 tablespoon of sake, and chicken stock powder. Bring the soup mixture to a rolling boil over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Carefully add the shaped chicken meatballs to the boiling soup. Reduce the heat slightly to maintain a gentle simmer and cook for 4 minutes, or until the meatballs are cooked through.
⏱️ 4 min - 5
Add the cabbage to the pot with the meatballs and continue to cook for another 3 minutes, or until the cabbage is tender-crisp.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Turn off the heat. Stir in the 1 teaspoon of sesame oil into the soup.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Ladle the Healthy Chicken Meatball Soup into individual serving bowls. Garnish with sliced green onion, a sprinkle of black pepper, and sesame seeds as desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
⏱️ 2 min