Shrimp balls with Yu Choy and taro root soup is very common in Cambodia. This delicious soup is very easy to cook, all you need Yu Choy and Taro, you can add shrimp or other meat base on your reference.
Yu Choy with Taro and Shrimp Ball Soup
Shrimp balls with Yu Choy and taro root soup is very common in Cambodia. This delicious soup is very easy to cook, all you need Yu Choy and Taro, you can add shrimp or other meat base on your reference.
Course: SoupCuisine: CambodianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
1
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
30
minutesCalories
873
kcalTotal time
1
hourIngredients
1 lb (450 gram) of shrimp, peeled, de-veined and grounded
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 stalks of green onion, chopped
1 cup cubes taro root
4 cups water
2 lbs (900 gram) of yu choy, cut off roots and cut 2 inches in length
1/2 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons fish sauce
Directions
- In a small bowl, put grounded shrimp with salt, black pepper and ½ amount of chopped green onion, mix well, use your hands to rolls marinated shrimp in to small ball. When done set a side.
- Put taro root and water in a soup pot, cook till taro root tender.
- Add shrimp ball in to soup pot and yu choy, cook till shrimp ball turns darker pink color.
- Seasoning soup with sugar and fish sauce.
- Top with remaining green onion.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Serve hot with rice.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 1g
- Calories: 873kcal
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Cholesterol: 955mg
- Sodium: 4727mg
- Carbohydrates: 68g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 8g
- Protein: 128g
