Asian Vegetable Soup Recipes

ASIAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup of the vegetable stock in a Dutch oven or 3 1/2 - 5 qt saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Add onion, garlic, and gignger; simmer for 3 minutes.
• Stir in remaining stock and soy sauce.
• Cover pot and bring to a gentle boil.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Test for doneness: noodles should be softened; vegetables should remain crisp/tender.
• Timing - about 8 minutes.
• Top each serving with one of the garnishes.
• VARIATIONS: - substitute 1 c cooked brown rice for the buckwheat noodles peppers, chopped water chestnut, chopped jicama root, shredded spinach, chopped celery, or bamboo shoots.
• EGG THREADS:.
• In a small skillet, heat a little margarine.
• When it begins to bubble, add 1 egg beaten with a little cold water.
• Tilt the pan so the yolk mixture coats it in a thin layer, the thinner the better.
• When the egg is lightly cooked, turn it out onto a cutting board.
• Slice it into very thin strips with a sharp knife. (makes about 1/3 cup).

CHINESE CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat, and cook and stir the chicken thigh and breast meat until the chicken is no longer pink inside, about 3 minutes. When the chicken is cooked, stir in the water, chicken bouillon cube, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Bring the soup to a boil, and reduce heat to a simmer.
• Stir in the baby corn, water chestnuts, carrots, broccoli florets, napa cabbage, red bell pepper, green onions, celery, zucchini, and snow peas, and simmer until the carrots start to softened, and the broccoli and snow peas turn bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. Mix in the mushrooms, and simmer for 5 more minutes.

ASIAN VEGETABLE SOUP WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat vegetable oil over moderately low heat; add scallions, garlic, and ginger and cook, stirring occasionally until fragrant (about 1 min).
• Add soy sauce, red pepper flades, water, and broth and bring to a boil.
• Add carrots and simmer for 5 minute.
• Stir in cabbage and salt and simmer for 5 minute.
• Add bod choy and lemon zest and simmer until bok choy starts to soften, about 5 minute.
• Stir in lemon zest.
• Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook vermicelli until just done, about 9 min; drain.
• Return noodles to the pot and toss with the sesame oil.
• Put some noodle in each of 4 bowls and ladle soup over the noodles.