Ingredients

  • Broth
  • 4 cups fat-free chicken stock
  • 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, sliced
  • 2 whole star anise
  • 4 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 1 green chili, divided
  • 1 garlic clove
  • Balls
  • 350 g boneless white fish fillets, skin removed, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • salt and pepper
  • To Finish
  • 200 g dried rice-stick noodles (pad Thai)
  • 1 small head of broccoli, cut into small florets
  • 50 g snow peas, trimmed
  • 1 bunch asparagus, woody ends removed, cut in half
  • fresh coriander leaves, to serve
  • lime wedge, to serve

Method

  • Place stock, ginger, star anise, soy sauce,sugar, garlic and half the green chilli in a saucepan. Bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until slightly reduced.
  • Meanwhile, place fish, coriander, lime rind, garlic in a food processor. Season with salt and pepper. Process until combined. Roll heaped tablespoons of mixture into balls.
  • Place noodles in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender. Using a fork, separate noodles. Drain.
  • Strain stock mixture into a bowl. Return to pan over medium heat. Add fish balls to stock mixture. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, then add the broccoli florets through. Cook for two minutes, then add the asparagus, cook a minute more, then lastly dd snow peas. Cook for 1 minute or until tender.
  • Divide noodles between bowls. Ladle soup, vegetables and fish balls over noodles. Top with coriander and serve with a lime wedge.