Shrimp Ball Noodle Soup

Okay... so on my way home from San Diego this morning I stopped at an Asian Market... lets just say that for me it was like Disneyland... ONLY BETTER!!! I spent over an hour walking up and down the aisles ... gawking and gasping at the spender!!! I admit it can be intimidating... but who cares!!! Just go!  I did... I don't speak the language, and most items are translated so it tells you exactly what it is.  I picked out a few things that I just absolutely had to try... Shrimp Balls (don't go dirty minded on me), Fresh Noodles... which are uncooked and can be frozen.  There are a few other items that I will blog about at a later time. But lets focus on these two for now.  I made a Shrimp Ball Noodle soup which ... if I may Toot my own horn... "Toot Toot"!!! I know this soup is not conventional but by all means improvise! Use some Ramen Noodles...  no shrimp balls... use shrimp... don't have collard greens... use spinach!  Get creative. These are simple ingredients that are far from simple in your mouth!!!

10 Cups Water

2 Chicken Breast

1 Onion, Sliced

3 Garlic Cloves, Chopped

4 Tablespoons Soy Sauce

1 Tablespoon Salt

3-5 Carrots, Sliced

2-3 Celery, Sliced

1-2 Cups Beans Sprouts

5-8 Collard Greens, Super Thinly Sliced

1 Package Shrimp Balls (this one had 25)

Noodles... I used about 3 cups worth
Chopped Cilantro for Garnish
Asian Hot Sauce for those of you who like it HOT!!!

These are the famous Shrimp Balls ... MMMmmm

Slice up a whole onion... 

Chop up the garlic...

Ramen Noodles... 

Fresh Carrots... 

Boil water and add the onion, garlic, and the 2 chicken breast... 

Add the Soy Sauce and poach the chicken for about 20 minutes... While the chicken is poaching... cut and prepare the rest of the ingredients... 

Peel and cut the ends off the carrots...

Slice into think sticks... 

Wash and cut the ends off of the celery... 

Cut into small thin sticks... 

Wash the Bean Sprouts... 

To prep the greens... wash the leaves well... 

Cut the middle and stack.... 

Cut into small think strips... 

Take the chicken out ...

Allow to cool and shred ... 

Add the greens... 

Add the chicken... 

This is what the wonderful little shrimp ball looks like... sigh... 

Add them to the soup and continue to simmer... for about 5 minutes... 

Add all the veggies and simmer for 5 minutes... 

This is what the noodles I bought look like.  They were raw... but they cook very fast! 3 minutes. 

Make sure you do not add the noodles until you are ready to serve... they cook quickly and 

you don't want over cooked noodles. 

Garnish with cilantro and asian hot sauce. 

Beautiful, healthy, tasty... MMMmmm