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Oriental pork balls in hoisin broth
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Oriental pork balls in hoisin broth

12 ingredients 20 min + 10 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Oriental pork balls in hoisin broth

Low in calories and cheap to make, these Chinese flavoured meatballs are served in a clear and nourishing broth with plenty of veg

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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

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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