Shrimp Ball Soup (Saeu Wanja-tang)

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Shrimp Ball Soup (Saeu Wanja-tang)

새우 완자탕

Soup & stew · Boiled

Soups & stewsCourse
87kcal · per serving
1/5Spice
No pork
Recipe

Shrimp Ball Soup (Saeu Wanja-tang)

🌶 Spicy 1/5No porkNo meat or alcoholContains: egg, gluten, soy, shellfish

Ingredients Tap an ingredient to check it off

Servings1
  • shrimp meat새우 살
    40 g
  • egg white달걀흰자
    5 g
  • starch전분
    4 g
  • soaked glass noodles (dangmyeon)당면불린것
    10 g
  • enoki mushrooms팽이버섯
    10 g
  • garlic chives부추
    5 g
  • red chili pepper홍고추
    3 g
  • kelp stock다시마육수
    70 g
  • soup soy sauce (guk-ganjang)국간장
    1 g
  • minced garlic마늘다진것
    2 g
  • salt to taste소금적당량
  • ground white pepper to taste흰 후춧가루 적당량

Nutrition per serving

87kcal
9.3gCarbs
9.9gProtein
1.1gFat
205mgSodium

Steps

Translated from the Korean original. Amounts are as in the original recipe.

  1. Lightly season the finely minced shrimp with salt and white pepper.
  2. Add the egg white and starch to step 1, knead, and shape into balls about 2cm in diameter.
  3. Cut the soaked glass noodles, enoki mushrooms, and garlic chives into 5cm lengths and julienne the red chili pepper into 2cm lengths.
  4. Boil the kelp stock in a pot, add the shrimp balls from step 2, and lower the heat.
  5. When the balls float, add the soaked glass noodles, enoki mushrooms, garlic chives, and red chili pepper in that order.
  6. Season with minced garlic, soup soy sauce, and salt.
💡 TipIt can also be made with white fish instead of shrimp.

Diet and allergy labels are estimated from the ingredient list. Check labels if you have an allergy.
Recipe source: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recipe database. English translation by WorldFoodPedia, not by MFDS.

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