Authentic Chinese Vegetable Soup Recipes

CHINESE VEGETABLE SOUP WITH TOFU

Steps:

• In a large soup pot add oil and onions and cook on low-medium. Stir frequently and continue to cook until soft and translucent. Be careful not to brown onions.
• Add water and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• When water boils, reduce heat to medium, add tofu, cabbage, salt and pepper. Cover and cook for two minutes.
• Add mushrooms, cover and cook one more minute.
• Add scallions and sesame oil. Stir gently to mix the ingredients. Serve.
• Garnish with cilantro.

CHINESE VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the broth to a boil over medium high heat. Slice up the vegetables.
• Lower the heat and add in the carrots, mushrooms, ginger, garlic, cilantro, and bok choy.
• Stir in the soy sauce. Season with salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Cook till the bok choy softens, about 5 - 7 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls; drizzle with sesame oil and serve.

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.

GRANDMA'S CHINESE VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place pork neck bones into a large pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil and skim scum off the surface with a slotted spoon. Drain.
• Return bones to the pot. Add 10 cups water, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, and carrot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer soup until flavors combine, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Season with sugar and salt.