He Jia Tuan Yuan (Tofu Ball Soup for Lunar Chinese New Year)

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chinese Recipes. (He Jia Tuan Yuan (Tofu Ball Soup for Lunar Chinese New Year)). On Lunar Chinese New Year, we usually like to have meatballs or sweet dumplings. Ball in Chinese is 'wan,' sweet dumpling in Chinese is 'tang yuan.' Their shapes are both round. So we use a meatball dish and/or sweet dumpling dish to emphasize the Chinese expression 'He Jia Tuan Yuan.' 'He Jia' means the whole family. 'Tuan Yuan' means 'all be together' ('yuan' also means circle, round as well, which connects with the shape of the meatballs and the sweet dumplings). This tofu ball dish is easy to make, and it is a great soup for your Lunar New Year meal.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 5

Yield: 5 servings

He Jia Tuan Yuan (Tofu Ball Soup for Lunar Chinese New Year)

Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) package soft tofu

7 ounces ground pork

6 tablespoons cornstarch

1 egg

1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules

1 teaspoon salt

5 cups water

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

10 dried shrimp

1 cup fresh pea vine shoots

trimmed

1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules

¼ teaspoon salt

Beef Lo Mein

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Place the tofu into a large bowl and mash it into a paste with a large spoon. Stir in the pork cornstarch egg 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules and 1 teaspoon salt until the mixture is very well combined.

Step 2

Heat the water and vegetable oil to a boil in a large saucepan and reduce heat to an active simmer but not a full boil. Using gloved hands pinch off about 1 tablespoon of the tofu mixture roll it into a ball between your palms and slide it carefully into the water so it doesn't break apart. Repeat with the rest of the tofu mixture. Without stirring the soup let the tofu balls simmer until they rise to the top about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Turn off the heat and stir in the dried shrimp pea vine shoots 1 teaspoon of chicken bouillon granules and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Serve hot.

Nutritional Information

He Jia Tuan Yuan (Tofu Ball Soup for Lunar Chinese New Year)

Servings Per Recipe:5

Calories: 239.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 14.5g 29%

Carbohydrates: 11.7g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 0.6g 3%

Sugars: 1.6g

Fat: 15.3g 24%

Saturated Fat: 4.3g 22%

Cholesterol: 70.3mg 23%

Vitamin A Iu: 62.9IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.7mg 44%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 14%

Vitamin C: 3.2mg 5%

Folate: 54.7mcg 14%

Calcium: 112.5mg 11%

Iron: 1.7mg 10%

Magnesium: 38.7mg 14%

Potassium: 264.3mg 7%

Sodium: 786.1mg 31%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 35%

Calories From Fat: 137.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.