Ivy Gourd Leaves Soup (Tom Jued Tam-Leung) : ต้มจืดตำลึง

Ivy Gourd is frequently grown along a fence. It's inexpensive and costs only 10 baht per pack. Ivy Gourd Leaves Soup has many nutritious and is suitable for all ages. It is a vegetable with high beta carotene and calcium. Ivy Gourd is a good source of vitamin A and flavonoids.

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Ingredients

4 cups water
50 g ground pork, mixed with thin soy sauce
2 fish balls
1 roll egg tofu
Ivy gourd leaves, as desired
1 tablespoon thin soy sauce
1-2 teaspoons Fish Sauce, to taste

Instructions

1. In a large pot bring the water to boil over medium heat and then add ivy gourd leaves and season it with fish sauce.

2. Add ground pork and fish balls and simmer for about 3-5 minutes or till the meat is done.

3. Then add tofu.

4. Serve the soup with steamed jasmine rice.

Enjoy!