Bakso (Indonesian Beef Balls)

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound ground pork or chicken
• 4 tablespoons tapioca starch
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 inch ginger piece, or galangal, grated, 1/4 tsp ground ginger okay
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 inch ginger piece, or galangal, left whole
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 black cardamom pods
• 4 whole cloves
• 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• salt to taste, about 2 teaspoons
• 1 pound chinese cabbage choy sum or kai lan, washed and cut into 2″ lengths
• 2 carrots julienned
• chopped cilantro to garnish, optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 410 calories
• Carbohydrate : 11 grams
• Cholesterol : 105 milligrams
• Fat : 27 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 30 grams
• SaturatedFat : 11 grams
• Sodium : 1260 milligrams
• Sugar : 2 grams
• TransFat : 1 grams