Today, I made a mix of chopped broccoli with minced chicken for Andrew. I also added some glass noodle, knowing that he likes noodle. The result is he really likes it. Arman, who is not a big fan of vegetable, also likes this dish. You may try this for your young ones. 
When I fed Andrew this dish for lunch today, I put the soup on a separate bowl. I hold on to the plate with rice, and let him moved the broccoli chicken balls using a spoon to the rice plate. As the broccoli chicken balls move one by one to the plate, I asked him to do the counting. So there it went, our fun lunch together with counting….one….two….three….four….five….six. Before you know it, all the food in the plate already went to his tummy. He finished everything in less than 15 minutes.
INGREDIENTS:
BROCCOLI CHICKEN BALLS: 200 gr minced chicken, 2 pieces of broccoli florets – chop into tiny pieces, 1 piece of egg, 1 teaspoon of tapioca starch, 3 teaspoons of fish sauce, pepper
SOUP: 5 cups of water/chicken broth, 1-1.5 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, pepper, a pinch of preserved vegetable (tong cai), 1 piece of lily bean thread – soak in a bowl of water
INSTRUCTIONS:
BROCCOLI CHICKEN BALLS: Mix all ingredients until well blended.
SOUP: Cook all ingredients together (except the lily bean thread) until boils.
Then make the broccoli chicken balls dough into medium round shape like meatballs, and cook in the boiling soup. Wait until the broccoli chicken balls are cook, then put in the previously soaked lily bean thread. As the soup boils, turn of the heat. Ready to serve.
yup betul nih.. enak bener… dicocol sambel botol.. mantappp…
hmmm….. sepertinya enak…hehehe jadi ngebayangin…:D
@ Annie: Welcome to my blog, Annie. Silahkan dicoba resepnya.
I’d forgotten about how much I enjoy reading your blog until this came up in the tag-surf today. Your recipes always look so good that they tempt me from doing my Japanese cooking! Hope you are enjoying your time in the U.S.?
@ Tess: Welcome back to my blog, Tess. Your recipes always look great too. I haven’t got the chance to try one of your recipes yet. I am really enjoying my time here, thanks a lot for asking. How is your cooking going? Have you finished trying the recipes of the whole book yet? That is a really big challenge.
hah? 15 menit? hebat yaa… mau coba ahh ntar.. tapi lagi males buat masak2 hehehe… si kenneth termasuk yg susah makan sayur.. mungkin mesti diakalin kae gitu ‘kali yaa… btw, lily bean tuh yg kae gimana ya?
@ Leli: Iya, Lel. Gua juga ampe kaget. Trus pas malam makannya juga begitu, gua coba tricks yang sama dan tetep cepet. Hehehehe.
Benernya Andrew sih ngga susah makan brokoli, tapi gua pikir sekali2 coba bikin yang beda, biar ngga bosen. Lily bean thread it soun.
thanks ya ther… hehehe untung banget ya anak ama bapaknya.. soalnya emaknya jago masak hehehe…
@ Leli: Ah bisa aja si Leli, ngga jago lah, cuma bisa aja.
Esther,
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saya sudah praktekin resep kamu, saya modifikasi sedikit pake bawang putih, dan daging babi.
Hasilnya suami saya suka ther dengan bakso brokoli ini, sepanci dapat sekitar 25 buah bakso, eh tuntas diabisin ama suami, saya cuma makan 6 bakso…mantebbb kata suami saya hehehehe
makasih ya ther
@ Meity: Wah senengnya ternyata suka juga. Thanks for sharing your tips yah.
esther, mau tanya donkk… aku kalau buat bakso2 gini. kadang knp bs kaya ga kenyal ya baksonya. hikz suka ilfill dech, tiap belajar buat jadinya ga enak . tangannya ga enak hehe.
btw sop nya enak2 semua ya. kalau yang kacang jogo, trus lobak and sop macaroni itu juga khas keluarga. hehe kayanya mirip2 dech masakannya. tp sayang ga sempet belajar dr nyokap ^^. thanks bgt esther buat resepnya, jd bs makan lagi makanan dulu.
@ Christine: Hi Christine, welcome to my blog yah. Supaya kenyal, jangan terlalu lama dimasaknya, asal sudah mateng, matiin apinya. Masak emang kaya belajar bahasa, perlu sering2 dipake. Dulu pas lama ngga bikin bakso goreng, pas bikin lagi juga rasanya ngga seenak dulu pas sering bikin. Hehehehe. Pasti bisa kok, cia you!!!!
Oh yah ada yang sama2 yah masakannya. Good then! Sering2 dicoba resepnya and let me know how you like the other recipes.