Winter Melon Meatball Soup

Ingredients

• pound ground pork
• tablespoon scornstarch
• 1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, finely chopped
• tablespoon ssoy sauce
• tablespoon swhite sugar
• tablespoon sminced garlic
• tablespoon sminced fresh ginger
• eggs
• cup swater
• pound sChinese winter melon (dong gua), cut into 1 inch cubes
• slice sfresh ginger
• tablespoon salt
• tablespoon white sugar

Instructions

1. Sprinkle pork with cornstarch, cilantro, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and ginger. Mix eggs into pork until completely incorporated and the mixture becomes sticky.
2. Combine water, winter melon, ginger, salt, and sugar in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, form 1 teaspoon sized meatballs out of the pork mixture. Gently drop meatballs into simmering soup; simmer 8 to 10 minutes more until meatballs have cooked.