Pork Dumplings and Mung-Bean-Noodle Hot Pot

Mung-bean noodles, ryokuto harusame, are ideal for use in soups. Unlike harusame (potato-starch noodles), mung-bean noodles can be cooked a long time without losing their shape or texture. In this full-meal soup, they are cooked with pork dumplings and vegetables in chicken broth. The long cooking allows the noodles to absorb all the delicious flavors from the meat and vegetables.

The dumplings can be made from pork alone, a mixture of pork and chicken, or a mixture of