Fish balls soup was one of the easiest and simplest dish I've prepared. You can absolutely make this one whenever you're hungry and didn't have much time to cook as long as you have some fish balls in your fridge. You may add in noodles in your soup if you prefer, or you can have it with dipping sauce.
Easy Fish Balls Soup
2 litre of chicken stock
100 g celery - cut coarsely
1 large onion - cut coarsely
1 cinnamon stick
4 cloves
4 cardamom
2 star anise
6 tbsp crispy fried shallot
3 stalks spring onions, sliced
ground white pepper
salt
300g assorted fish cakes and fish balls - blanched
sliced spring onions
crispy fried shallot
1. To make the soup base, simply add in chicken stock, celery, onion, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom and star anise in a stock pot. Let it boil.
2. Simmer for 15 to 30 minutes.
3. Strain soup with strainer or muslin clothes.
4. Sprinkle some spring onion, crispy fried shallot, white pepper and salt to taste.
5. Add in the fish cakes and fish balls into your soup.
6. Garnish with more spring onion and fried shallot.
7. Ready to serve.
# If you need a dipping sauce, simply add in 1/2 cup of light soy sauce, 1/4 cup boiled water, 1 tsp of chilli flakes, 1 tsp vinegar, and a dash of fish sauce and/or sesame oil
