Glass Noodle Miso Soup with Chicken Meatballs in 20 Mins!

What kind of glass noodle soup is popular in your country? In Japan, soups with glass noodles are often made with Chinese-inspired flavours but this time I came up with this dish that basically combines traditional miso soup with glass noodles, juicy chicken meatballs and vegetables. You can also find this recipe on my website along with 400 Japanese recipes, just google glass noodle miso soup space that you'd find the written recipe. First, I'll make the meatballs so grab a mixing bowl and add 200g of ground chicken, 1 egg, ½ tbsp of miso paste, 1 clove of grated garlic, ½ tsp of soy sauce, ½ tsp of grated ginger, 2 tbsp of cornstarch and mix it together until everything is combined. I'll usually use my dashi heating up in a pot while I do this. For the meat you've got options, either ground chicken breast or thigh works great but there's a bit of a balancing act here with the fat content. Too much fat and those meatballs will fall apart in the soup, not enough and they'll end up hard. In this video, I used ground chicken thigh so the finishing meatballs are so soft but it's hard to shape. Here I have 700ml of dashi boiling in a pot. Once it's bubbling, you can add your choice of vegetables. I'm using 4 thinly sliced shiitake mushrooms, ½ white part of a Japanese leek, ½ tbsp of dried wakame and 1 shredded napa cabbage leaf. I also add 30g of glass noodles at this point. I use thin ones that take about 5 minutes to cook but honestly, any type you can find will work great here. If you're using glass noodles that only take a few minutes to cook, hold off on adding them until closer to the end. For the dashi, I highly recommend either making it from scratch at home or using those convenient teabag style dashi packets. They're both going to give you that clean umami that really makes this soup pop. If you're not sure how to make homemade dashi, I've got a separate video that breaks it down step by step. Now turn down the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and add meatballs. Since this mixture is too loose to shape, scoop up the meat mixture with tablespoons and form them into roughly 1 inch balls, dropping each one carefully into the simmering soup. Also, if chicken isn't your thing, ground pork is an excellent alternative in this recipe. Always try to make my meatballs roughly the same size so they all cook evenly at the same time. Then I'll cover the pot with a lid and let them simmer gently for about 5 minutes or until they're cooked all the way through. Now this next step is important. Turn off the heat completely before adding 2.5 tbsp of miso paste. Boiling miso can diminish its delicate flavour and we don't want that. I'll use either a mesh strainer or a miso whisk to thoroughly mix the miso into the soup, breaking up any lumps so it dissolves completely. For this recipe, I used a blend of red and white miso, which is often called yellow miso in English, but you can easily make your own blend if you've got both types at home. Just mix them 50-50. Or if you prefer to go all in with either red or white miso, that works too. Just add it bit by bit, tasting as you go until you hit that perfect balance of saltiness and flavour. To serve, I'll ladle this beautiful soup into individual bowls, making sure everyone gets their fair share of those tender meatballs, vegetables and noodles. Then I'll finish each bowl with a sprinkle of freshly chopped green onions, some freshly ground black pepper and a light drizzle of toasted sesame oil. This soup is best enjoyed immediately while it's still hot. It's comforting, packed with protein and has this amazing depth of flavour that'll make you forget it only took about 20 minutes to make. Want even more delicious recipes? Grab my free cookbook from the link in the description. Okay, let's go over the ingredients one more time and if you're ready to cook, grab the written instructions by clicking the full recipe box with a picture that's about to pop up on your screen. Here we go, the link to the full recipe is on the screen for you now and if you want to watch more similar videos, don't miss my soup recipe playlist popping up on your screen as well. Thanks so much for watching and I hope to see you in the next one. Bye!