Watercress soup with meatballs

Ingredients

2 bunches of watercress - washed and trimmed

1 small bowl of minced meat

2 small bunch of vermicelli (dong fen) - soaked in water and drained

1 bunch of enoki mushrooms - trimmed and cleaned

2 slices of ginger

2 cloves garlic

Seasonings for meatballs

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp seasame oil

1 tsp huatiao wine

2 tsp dong cai

salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp cornstarch

Method

1. Marinate the meat with seasonings for 1 hour.  Shape them into bite-sized balls.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil.  Add garlic, ginger slices and watercress and boil on medium heat for 20 mins.  Add the meatballs and boil for 5 mins.  Add mushrooms to the soup and boil for another 5 mins.
3. Add dong fen and stir evenly.  Check seasonings and soup is ready to be served.