Ultra-comforting meatball soup

Ingredients

Meatball and bok choy

• 1 lb 454 g Quebec lean ground pork
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml cilantro leaves, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml mint leaves, finely chopped
• 2 tsp. 10 ml fresh ginger, minced
• 1/2 tbsp. 7,5 ml curry powder
• 3/4 lb 340 g baby bok choy, halved lengthwise
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml vegetable oil

Soup

• 2 tbsp. 30 ml vegetable oil
• 4 cups 1 L sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes (about 1 large potato)
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 1 stalk lemongrass, halved lengthwise and crushed with the back of a knife
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml fresh ginger, minced
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml curry powder
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml red curry paste
• 6 cups 1,5 L homemade or store-bought chicken broth reduced in sodium
• 1 can (14 oz) 400 ml coconut milk
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml lime juice
• Fresh herbs of your choice (cilantro, mint, Thaï basil)
• Crushed dry salted roasted peanuts
• 1 to 2 bird’s eye chili pepper, diced (optional)