Min Sin (Thin Vermicelli) Porkball Noodles Soup

Minsin Noodles with spinach and homemade porkballs in soup

Ingredients for Soup
1. Ikan bilis (Anchovies)
2. Scallops
3. Shallots
4. Spinach


Ingredients for porkball
1. minced pork
2. fish sauce
3. light soy sauce
4. pepper
5. minced garlic

Marinate minced pork with fish sauce, light soy sauce, pepper and minced garlic, for about 1-2hours.

Method
1. Cut shallots into slices and saute with slight oil in a pot until fragrant.
2. Add in peeled ikan bilis and stir well. Lastly, add in scallops. Add water and leave to boil for 2 hours.
3. Meanwhile, shape minced pork into ball shapes. Pan or deep fry the balls until thoroughly cooked.
4. When porkballs are done, set aside.
5. After 2 hours of boiling the soup, sift out ikan bilis and scallops. U can pick out the scallops and include it in the dish.
6. Dump in Minsin noodles into hot soup and bring to boil. When the noodles are half cooked, dump in spinach. Boil till noodles are soft and spinach is cooked. Add salt and pepper to enhance taste.
7. Lastly, place porkballs on top of the noodles and serve hot.



This is a recommended dish for people who are not feeling well or sick as ikan bilis stock and spinach are both very nutritious. Spinach has a high nutritional value and is extremely rich in antioxidants, especially when fresh, steamed, or quickly boiled. It is a rich source of vitamin A (and especially high in lutein), vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, magnesium, manganese, folate, iron, vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, vitamin B6, folic acid, copper, protein, phosphorus, zinc, niacin, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids (Wikipedia, 2010). Also, minsin noodles doesn't require much chewing and are easy to swallow.. So instead of porridge all the time, try this! Much tastier :)
As I'm totally not a fan of porridge, my mum will normally cook me this instead. She uses chicken instead of pork balls though, slightly healthier and not so fatty.