Recipe: Wrapper-less wonton soup

[Vian]

 

Meatballs:

 

1 lb. ground pork (preferably pastured)

1 tbs. grated fresh ginger

4 cloves grated garlic

1/2 c. diced scallion, white and light green parts only

1/4 c. coconut aminos

1 tsp. sesame oil

1 tsp. red boat fish sauce

1/4 tsp. black pepper

 

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, then form into 1" meatballs and place on a cookie sheet lined with foil. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20-30 minutes until they turn golden brown.

 

Broth:

 

I just eyeballed enough beef bone broth for 1.5 servings, then added water to make it 3 servings, as bone broth is so concentrated. Then I added about 1/2 tsp. chinese 5 spice and a slice of fresh ginger and let it simmer for about an hour, then added salt to taste.

 

Veggies:

 

2 large carrots

2 large handfuls of sugar snap peas

1 handful of pea shoots

scallion greens, sliced at an angle

 

The carrots, I first peeled then cut off the tip. Holding the fat end, I ran the veg peeler down one side of the carrot, pushing down as hard as I could, over and over to make thin, long slices. When I got about half way through, I flipped it over and did the same on the other side. You end up with some waste, but I just tossed it into the pot of bone broth I had simmering on the stove.

 

The sugar snap peas, I cut the stems off, then sliced very thinly lengthwise. Just cut the pea shoots into 1" pieces to make them easier to eat.

 

To serve:

 

Place the meatballs and raw veggies into a large bowl and pour boiling broth over top. Let the veggies wilt and cook slightly in the hot broth. I found a splash of red boat fish sauce and a little extra coconut aminos in the broth really rounded out the flavor.

 

[SpinSpin]

Looks wonderful!! Adding it to my recipes--THANKS for sharing!

[GoJo09]

Could you not just simmer the meatballs in the broth until they're cooked, rather than baking separately? They should hold together, shouldn't they? Or brown them in a pan and then add the broth and simmer until cooked would probably work better.

[Vian]

Both option would also work. I like the taste of browned meat, so I like to brown them, and my stove was crowded this evening, so I chose to just bake them instead of babysitting them on the stove. 

[Susan W]

This sounds great. I agree browning the meatballs on the stove or in the oven is an important step. I have a zoodler so I may use it to make fun twist shapes out of the carrots. Love the idea of the pea shoots.

[Vian]

whoops, didn't see that there was a whole recipe sharing forum down towards the bottom! If a mod wants to move this down there, that would be great, thanks

[Bet]

One thing I have really missed since going gluten/grain free is wonton soup. Not so much for the wonton, but what's inside. This looks great!!!