Oriental Inspired Vegetable Soup Recipes

ASIAN-INSPIRED VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Put bok choy, Chinese cabbage, garlic, ginger root, mushrooms, scallions, water chestnuts, red pepper, red pepper flakes and broth into a large soup pot; stir to combine. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partly covered, for about 10 minutes. Toss in snow peas during the last 3 to 4 minutes of simmering.
• Stir in soy sauce and cilantro. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

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-INSPIRED VEGETABLE NOODLE BOWL

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles; cook until tender yet still firm to the bite, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and divide among 4 large soup bowls.
• Combine vegetable stock, soy sauce, ginger, chile sauce, and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a gentle simmer. Simmer until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Squeeze spinach to drain out excess moisture; coarsely chop. Add to stock with soybeans and red bell pepper; cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Ladle over noodles.

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).

ORIENTAL INSPIRED VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Add 9 quarts of water to a 12 quart soup pot on high. Add boullion, tamari, rice vinegar, lime juice, fish oil (optional), ketchup, raw sugar, hot chili oil, sesame oil, ginger, and chives. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer while preparing vegetables.
• Add ingredients as you prepare them: bagged coleslaw, bagged spinach (or kale, rinsed and removed from stalks), crimini mushrooms (rinsed and sliced), red roasted peppers (diced), carrots (peeled and sliced).
• Add canned foods after draining and rinsing thoroughly: water chestnuts, baby corn, and bamboo shoots.
• In a frying pan, add peanut oil and cook on medium-high heat for a minute or two until oil is heated to desired temperature (when the fat begins to "ripple").
• Add chopped onions and stir to coat with oil. Add a pinch of salt to absorb water from onions and to speed up caramelizing.
• Continue to stir the onions. Onions will begin to stick to the pan a bit (which is good) and will begin to darken. If the onions are sticking too much, add a small amount of water to deglaze. Keep stirring.
• Continue the deglazing process until onions are a deep, rich brown.
• Add garlic to onions and cook for an additional minute.
• Pour a ladle of soup into the frying pan to stop the cooking process and help loosen any onions and garlic stuck to the frying pan. Add contents of frying pan to soup.
• Allow soup to cook for several hours to bring out flavors. Add pepper and crushed red pepper flake to taste.