Asian Ginger Soup Recipes

BEST GINGER GARLIC SOUP FOR COLDS

Steps:

• Heat sesame oil in a large pot or Dutch Oven over medium heat.
• Add onions and stir for 4-5 minutes or until they turn translucent and soften.
• Add white segment of chopped scallions, garlic and ginger. Reserve chopped green scallion segments for soup garnish.
• Stir for 2 minutes or until garlic and ginger are fragrant.
• Pour the chicken broth into the pot and bring to a simmer. Add Chinese 5 Spice, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and fish sauce. Cover and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
• Remove the lid and add sliced mushrooms, uncooked egg noodles, and bok choy to the pot. Simmer for 5-7 minutes, or until noodles and bok choy are tender.
• Divide soup into bowls and garnish with sesame seeds, green onions, chopped cilantro and red pepper flakes.

ASIAN MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook the garlic and ginger until browned. Combine the broth, soy sauce, and fish sauce, if using, to the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the remaining ingredients except the snow peas, scallions, and sesame oil. Simmer for 20 minutes, and then add the snow peas. Cook for just a few minutes longer, until the snow peas have softened but are still bright green. Add the scallions to the saucepan, remove from heat, and ladle into serving bowls. Drizzle a bit of sesame oil over the top of each serving.

ASIAN GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• In a 1 pint glass jar or larger, combine the garlic, ginger, olive oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and water. Cover the jar with a tight fitting lid, and shake well. Remove lid, and heat jar in the microwave for 1 minute just to dissolve the honey. Let cool, and shake well before serving. Store covered in the refrigerator.

CHINESE CABBAGE AND GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• Bring stock to a boil in a pot over high heat. Add sliced cabbage and slices of ginger; bring back up to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors blend, about 20 minutes.

CHICKEN GARLIC GINGER HEALING SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pan.
• Add fresh garlic, fresh ginger, and onion.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes. Add Ginger paste, cayenne pepper, and salt & pepper. Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes, stirring often.
• Add the chicken broth, water, chicken, and carrots.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes (feel free to cook on low for up to an hour).
• Add spinach and let cook for 5 minutes just before serving.
• Note: you can also add mushrooms, to add in more antioxidants. Simply add to the soup at the same time you add the carrots.

ASIAN GINGERED CHICKEN SOUP/STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan. Add garlic and ginger and saute for a few seconds to release the aroma. Add the broth and water and bring to a boil. Add the rice and boil for 10 minutes or until tender. Add the frozen chicken and simmer just until cooked through. Add the peas and simmer just to heat through. Season to taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Remove the soup from the heat and add parsley and scallions.

TRADITIONAL CHINESE SWEET POTATO & GINGER DESSERT SOUP

Steps:

• Peel, wash and chop sweet potatoes into chunks.
• Bring water to a boil; add ginger, sweet potatoes and red dates and simmer for 12-15 minutes.
• Upon boiling, add slab sugar and boil until sugar dissolves.
• serve hot or cold!

ASIAN VEGETABLE-BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, brown meat in oil on all sides; drain. Add the water, broth, sherry, soy sauce, onions, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour., Stir in the mushrooms, carrots and bok choy; cover and simmer 20-30 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions. , Divide rice among 6 soup bowls, 3/4 cup in each; top each with 1 cup soup. Garnish with chive blossoms if desired.

ASIAN-STYLE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Soak noodles according to package instructions. Meanwhile, in a large pot, combine broth, fish sauce, soy sauce, and ginger and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until ginger is fragrant, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in chicken and rice noodles and cook until warmed through, 2 minutes. Divide soup among 6 bowls; top with scallions, cilantro, basil, tomatoes, and jalapeno. Serve with lime wedges.

HOT AND SOUR SOUP WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Combine broth and mushrooms in bowl. Let stand until mushrooms soften, about 20 minutes. Remove mushroom from broth and squeeze dry over bowl with broth; reserve broth. Discard mushroom stems; thinly slice caps. Combine vinegar and cornstarch in small bowl; stir to blend.
• Heat oil in large saucepan over high heat. Add ginger; sauté 30 seconds. Pour in reserved broth, leaving behind any sediment. Bring to boil. Add tofu, noodles, soy sauce, red pepper, sugar and mushrooms. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add cornstarch mixture; stir until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.