Savory Tomato Garlic Fish Balls Soup
Experience new tastes and textures and try a unique fish ball recipe variation with savory tomato garlic fish ball soup. Instead of eating fish balls with a dipping sauce, make it into a soup with garlic and tomatoes. Add seasonings and your desired vegetables to create a warm hearty soup. You can have this as a side dish or main meal for lunch or dinner.

- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 15 fish balls
- 150 g garlic (thinly sliced)
- 2 tomatoes (chopped or diced)
- 10 g tomato sauce
- 10 g light soy sauce
- 1 g salt
- 1 g black pepper powder
- 300 g water
- Chopped green onions for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Chop the garlic into thin slices.
- 2
Chop the tomatoes in your preferred cut, either cubes or wedges.
- 3
Heat oil in a pan.
- 4
Add the garlic slices and chopped tomatoes.
- 5
Cook for a few minutes until soft and juicy. The tomatoes release their juice and make a saucy finish.
- 6
Then, mix in tomato sauce, light soy sauce, salt, black pepper powder, and water.
- 7
Cover with a lid and bring to a boil on high heat.
- 8
Once it boils, add fish balls and cook until they float. The fish balls should have a soft, chewy, and firm texture.
- 9
Give it a good stir and garnish with chopped green onions. Serve with rice or on its own.