One of the most common radishes we have in China is the white radish, which is also called “mooli” or “daikon radish”. One of the reasons it is popular amongst Chinese people is because of its various health benefits. Luckily in the UK, there are quite a few places where I ca purchase mooli. The one I mostly go to is Taj.

In this article, we will walk you through how to make a nutritious and light soup with fishballs, mooli, and Chinese glass noodles. The fishballs I used for my soup are handmade out of salmon and carrots. If you are interested in taking up the challenge, you can find our handmade fishball recipe here. Alternatively, you could purchase ready-made fishballs from your local Chinese store.

To make the soup, you’ll need the ingredients in this photo.

Now, on to our authentic Chinese fishball mooli glass noodle soup recipe!

Authentic Chinese Fishball Mooli Glass Noodle Recipe

Recipe by LinCourse: Noodles, SoupCuisine: ChineseDifficulty: Medium

Servings

3

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

This recipe shows you how to make authentic Chinese fishball mooli glass noodle soup, a light and healthy dish that’s good for most occasions.

Ingredients

• 10-15 fishballs

• A handful of dried Chinse vermicelli (glass noodles)

• ½ Mooli

• 1 Spring onion (garnish)

• Salt to taste

• ¼ tsp white pepper powder

• Coriander (garnish + flavor)

Directions

• Take a handful of dried Chinese vermicelli (glass noodles), soak them in lukewarm water until soft.
• Peel half of your white radish (mooli).
• Cut them into thin slices (around 2mm thick).
• Then cut them into shreds.
• Warm-up a cooking pot, add ½ tsp of vegetable oil, wait until the oil is heated. Put the shredded mooli in and stir fry for a couple of minutes, you should see the mooli shreds are softening up.
• Add 2 cups of water into the cooking pot. Bring it to a boil. (Add the fishballs in if you have purchased them from your local Chinese store and they are frozen)
• Add your softened glass noodles in, let it boil until the vermicelli becomes transparent. Do not cover during the process, the bad smell of the white radish will evaporate. By this time, your radish shred should look a bit jelly-like.
• Add your fishballs in if they are freshly made as they don’t need to be thoroughly cooked. Add salt to your taste and ¼ tsp of white pepper powder.
• Let it boil for a further minute. Place in a big bowl, garnish with spring onion and some coriander. Serve. I like to have my soup with extra ground white pepper and Chinese dark rice vinegar. Hope you could enjoy this hearty and healthy soup as much as I do. 您慢用（nín màn yòng) ！
  

Notes

Try It Yourself!

And there you have it! This is how you can make authentic Chinese fishball mooli glass noodles. Give our recipe a try and let us know how it goes in the comments below. We’re also happy to answer any questions you may have about this and other recipes on our site. Be sure to also give us a follow on Instagram! We post more photos of delicious Chinese food regularly.

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To make this super bouncy fish ball you need the ingredients in the picture below.

Now, on to the recipe!

Authentic Chinese Fishball Recipe

Recipe by LinCourse: SeafoodCuisine: ChineseDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

This authentic Chinese recipe shows you how to make fishballs out of salmon and simple ingredients to add to a variety of dishes.

Ingredients

• Ginger 12g

• Spring onion x 3

• Salmon 320g

• Carrot x 1

• Shaoxing Cooking Wine ½ tsp

• Ground white pepper tsp

• Starch 2 tbsp

• Sugar 2 tsp

• Salt ½ tsp

Directions

• Cut 12g ginger and 3 spring onions in half.
• Put ½ cup water in a small cooking pot, add ginger and spring onions in, bring it to a boil and let it simmer for another 5 mins. Set it aside and let it cool to room temperature.
• While you are waiting for the ginger snd spring onion water to be cool, cut your carrot and salmon into medium-sized chunks.
• Put them in your food processor and finely blend.
• Add 2 tbsp starch, 2 tsp sugar, ¼ tsp ground white pepper, ½ tsp Shaoxing cooking wine, ½ tsp salt and 2 tbsp onion ginger water (room temperature) into the fish mix. Keep blending.
• Blend until you can feel the resistance from the mix, and the mix should look like this.
• Heat up ⅔ pot of water, add ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp olive oil.
• Prepare a big container with cold water in it. Put the fish mix in your palm, gently squeeze and you should see a fishball popping out like this. Pretty cute!
• It may not be very round but that’s ok. Gently use a finger or a spoon to scoop it up and place it in the cold water. Repeat until all the fish mix is done.
• The water in your cooking pot should be boiling now. Gently transfer your fishballs from cold water to boiling water. Once they are floating on the surface, let them boil for an extra 30 seconds.
• Take them out and place them in clean cold water (you could add some ice in it if it is summer).
• Let them cool and you should have super bouncy fishballs! Hope you like them!

How to Use Authentic Chinese Fishballs

Fishballs are very versatile in Chinese cuisine. You could use them to make a traditional mooli and rice noodle soup. They are also delicious as a sweet and sour dish. Alternatively, you can them for your next Chinese Hotpot session. The sky’s the limit!

Try It Yourself

And there you have it! This is how you can make authentic Chinese fishballs that can be eaten in a number of ways. Give the recipe a go and let us know how it went in the comments below. We’re also around to answer all of your burning questions about Chinese food. Be sure to also follow us on Instagram for more delicious Chinese dish photos.

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