Egg roll soup

Name: Egg roll soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb pork mince, lean ground pork; 1 medium onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp grated ginger, fresh; 2 medium carrots, shredded or cut in thin matchsticks; 1 small head cabbage, cored and thinly sliced; 6 cups chicken broth, low-sodium; 3 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tsp sesame oil, toasted; 1/4 tsp white pepper, or black pepper; 4 green onions, thinly sliced; 2 tsp sriracha hot sauce, or chili crisp, to taste

40 min · 30 g protein · 338 cals / serving

Everything you love about an egg roll's filling, in a bowl: savoury ground pork, a whole head of cabbage and shredded carrot in a gingery broth, finished with soy, a little toasted sesame oil and plenty of green onion. Thirty minutes, one pot, and crunchy wonton strips on top if you want them.

Egg roll soup

40 min · 30 g protein · 338 cals / serving

Servings4

Ingredients

1 lb pork mince, lean ground pork
1 medium onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp grated ginger, fresh
2 medium carrots, shredded or cut in thin matchsticks
1 small head cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
6 cups chicken broth, low-sodium
3 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp sesame oil, toasted
1/4 tsp white pepper, or black pepper

To serve

4 green onions, thinly sliced
2 tsp sriracha hot sauce, or chili crisp, to taste (optional)

Steps

Brown the pork with the onion in a large pot over medium-high heat, breaking it up, for 6–8 minutes, until no pink remains (160°F). Spoon off any fat.
Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute, until fragrant.
Add the carrot, cabbage and broth. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer 10–12 minutes, until the cabbage is tender but still has a little bite.
Stir in the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil and white pepper. Taste and add more soy if your broth is mild.
Ladle into bowls and top with green onion, and a drizzle of sriracha or chili crisp if you like heat.

Good to know

Can I use a bag of coleslaw mix?

Yes, it is the quickest version: about 2 bags (14 oz each) stand in for the cabbage and carrot. It needs only 5 minutes of simmering.

What about the crispy wrapper?

Slice a few wonton or egg roll wrappers into strips, toss with a teaspoon of oil and bake at 400°F for 6–8 minutes until golden. Scatter them on just before eating so they stay crisp.

Lighter with turkey breast?

Extra-lean (99 %) ground turkey breast works the same way and lets the ginger and sesame come forward, at about 94 instead of 85. Cook it to 165°F.

Alternative

80the skillet versionEgg roll in a bowl

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Per

Calories: 47
Protein: (36%); 4 g
Fat: (42%); 2 g
Carbohydrates: (22%); 3 g
of which sugar: 2 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 272 mg

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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How

As written, 1351 kcal goes into the pot and 3037 g of ingredients comes out as about 2850 g of food: 47 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.

Egg roll soup

Egg roll soup