Ginger Scented Asian Soup Recipes

SESAME-GINGER CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons sesame oil in a medium pot over medium. Season chicken with salt and add to pot, skin-side down, along with sliced ginger. Cook, turning, until the chicken skin and ginger slices are golden, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add rice cooking wine and boil until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add 6 cups water and bring to a boil over high. Once boiling, partially cover the pot with a lid, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the chicken is tender and the broth is flavorful, about 40 minutes.
• Remove chicken from the pot and transfer to a bowl until cool enough to handle. Strain the broth, discarding the ginger, then season with salt, cover and set aside. When the chicken has cooled, discard the skin and bones and shred the meat then return it to the broth.
• Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of water to boil and cook ramen noodles according to package instructions.
• Divide cooked noodles among bowls and top with the chicken and its broth. Garnish with scallions, julienned ginger, a sprinkle of pepper and more sesame oil.

FEEL-GOOD CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the stock, ginger, and soy sauce in a large saucepan over high heat and bring to the boil. Add the gai lan and cook for 1 minute or until just tender. Divide the chicken, onion and chile between serving bowls and ladle the broth and gai lan over to serve.

GINGER-LEMONGRASS BROTH WITH NOODLES, SILKEN TOFU, AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine broth, 3 cups water, onion, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, cilantro, whole chile, and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, 30 minutes. Strain, discarding solids; return broth to pot. Stir in fish sauce; season with salt.
• Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add Broccolini and return to a boil; cook until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Using tongs, transfer to a plate. Add noodles to pot and cook until just al dente, about 4 to 5 minutes for wheat noodles, 3 minutes for rice noodles. Drain.
• Divide noodles among bowls. Add Broccolini to hot broth, then gently add tofu and heat through over medium. Spoon broth, Broccolini, and tofu over noodles. Garnish with herbs and sliced chile, and serve with lime wedges.

GINGER-SCENTED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Coarsely chop enough cilantro leaves to measure 1/2 cup, then coarsely chop enough stems to measure 1 cup.
• Simmer cilantro stems, finely chopped ginger, chicken, scallions, water, rice wine, and salt in a 6- to 8-quart pot, covered, skimming fat occasionally, 1 1/2 hours.
• Transfer chicken to a bowl and cool to warm.
• While chicken cools, pour broth through a sieve into a large bowl, discarding solids. Return broth to pot, then add carrots and ginger matchsticks and boil, uncovered, until carrots are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Shred chicken, discarding skin and bones. Add noodles to soup and boil, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in chicken, chopped cilantro leaves, and salt to taste.

GINGER SCENTED ASIAN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broth, water and slices of fresh ginger over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Bring to slow boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Remove ginger chunks.
• Add corn (and cayenne if using) and heat to boil.
• Meanwhile combine cornstarch and cold water.
• Add cornstarch mixture to soup and boil for a few minutes until soup has thickened.
• Add ham and heat through - shouldn't take long since its finely diced.
• Remove from heat. Add sesame oil and then SLOWLY add egg white while stirring. Adding the egg white slowly will help create a pretty ribbon effect.