North Korean Meatball Soup

Description
Just when you were wondering where North Korea figured in all this…

This recipe is for 4 servings. Preparation: 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Ingredients

 * 1.1l chicken/beef/vegetable stock
 * 220g/8oz minced beef
 * 125g/4oz tofu
 * 65g/2.5oz seasoned flour
 * 1 egg
 * 3 cloves garlic, minced
 * 0.5in chunk of ginger
 * 2 tsps dry-roasted Sesame Seeds
 * 6 Spring Onions
 * 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
 * 3 tbsps Sesame Oil

Directions

 * 1) Squeeze any moisture out of the tofu and mash it. Finely slice three spring onions.
 * 2) Mix the meat, tofu, spring onions, garlic, sesame oil and seeds, and tofu together, and form into small meatballs.
 * 3) Chop the remaining spring onions into three or four pieces, and slice the ginger.
 * 4) Add them to the stock and simmer for 15 minutes.
 * 5) While the stock is simmering, beat the egg.
 * 6) Quickly dip the meatballs into the egg, then the flour, pop them into the stock, and simmer for another 5 minutes.
 * 7) Remove the ginger and serve.