Photo: Sam Loyd
Oriental pork balls in hoisin broth
12 ingredients
20 min + 10 min
Serves 4
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Low in calories and cheap to make, these Chinese flavoured meatballs are served in a clear and nourishing broth with plenty of veg
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
648
Calories
65g
Protein
18g
Fat
54g
Carbs
Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Water Chestnut | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 500g pack lean pork mince
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
- 225g can water chestnuts , drained, half finely chopped, half sliced
- 500ml chicken stock
- 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- thumb-sized piece ginger , shredded
- 2 large carrots , shaved into strips with a potato peeler
- 8 Chinese leaves , thick part sliced, leaves shredded
- 300g pack beansprouts
- bunch spring onions , cut into lengths, plus a few tops chopped to serve
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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