New Soup

    Soups are really fun and easy, and you can really use your imagination. I whipped this one up the other day.

Bok Choy Soup with Turkey Meatballs

Ingredients:

2 32 ounce boxes of low/no sodium chicken stock
1 head roughly chopped bok choy cabbage
1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
1 medium diced onion
1 1/2 cups diced carrots
1 cup diced celery
2 cloves grated garlic
1 tbls soy sauce
1 bunch chopped flat leaf parsley
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 egg
2 tbls olive oil

    In a large pot over medium/high heat olive oil and add onions, carrots and celery and heat until the onions are translucent. Add the chicken stock and bring to a simmer.  Add garlic, soy sauce and ginger.
    In a bowl mix the ground turkey with the egg and salt and pepper to taste. Form the turkey into meatballs, a bit smaller in size than a golfball and drop them into the simmering pot. 
    When the soup comes back up to a simmer start adding the bok choy a handful at a time.  With a wooden spoon push it down into the broth.  It will wilt quickly.  Keep adding the cabbage until the whole head is wilted into the stock.  Simmer for 20 minutes.  At the last minute add the parsley and serve.

    I had never made this before and I admit I think it can be improved.  As you know I cook with whatever I have on hand.  I would have added rice noodles if I'd had them.  I also think it needed a bit of sweetness, but not sugar.  I'll have to think about that.  But overall it was a pretty good effort.  Enjoy!