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Thai meatball soup
Meatballs
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeño or Fresno chili
1 pounds ground chicken (turkey)
1/2 cup cilantro leaves and stems finely chopped, a few whole leaves reserved for serving
1 tablespoons fish sauce
1/4 cup tablespoons scallions, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 lime juiced
Soup
6 cups chicken broth
2 carrots, sliced 1/8 inch on a bias
1/2 cup Napa cabbage, thinly sliced
3/4 cup baby spinach
1 (14-ounce) can full-fat coconut milk
2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
4 kaffir lime leaves
2 stalks of lemongrass bruised and cut in 2 inch segments
10 ounces of rice noodles prepared according to package instructions
To serve
lime wedges
Sambal or chili sauce of your choice
Cilantro leaves
In a bowl mix together the meatball ingredients and roll into golfball sized balls
Bring the stock and coconut milk to a simmer. Add in the lemongrass, lime leaf, sugar and the fish sauce. Tip in the carrot and meatballs cook 10 minutes
Stir in the cabbage and cook 10 minutes more
Add the spinach just before serving
Place noodles in a bowl, ladle broth over he top and garnish with more cilantro
