Shitake Mushroom Asian Chicken Soup Recipes

CLEAR JAPANESE CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Gather all the ingredients.
• Fill a bowl with warm water and place Dried Shiitake Mushroom inside for about 5 minutes. This will re-hydrate the mushrooms.
• In a stove top pot, add 4 cups of water and Bonito Flakes. Bring to boil on high heat. Once boiling, remove from heat and let it steep for 5 minutes.
• In the meantime, cut chicken thighs into 1/2 x 1/2 inch bite size pieces and set aside.
• Once Shittake mushrooms are re-hydrated (they will become soft), slice them into 1/8 inch slices and set aside.
• Finely slice green onions and set aside.
• After 5 minutes of steeping the soup base, strain Bonito Flakes making sure to push out all excess liquid from Bonito Flakes with a ladle or spoon and then discard. Next, add in Japanese sake, sweetener, Soy Sauce and bring to boil on high heat.
• Once the soup is boiling, reduce to medium, add chicken and Shittake mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove from heat, add in green onions and transfer for the serving bowl.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH GINGER AND SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Soak the dried mushrooms: Soak the dried mushrooms in the hot water for 20 minutes. Use a bowl or a smaller pot to keep the mushrooms submerged in the water.
• Marinate the chicken: While the mushrooms are soaking, mix the soy, sugar, salt, and cornstarch in a large bowl. Make sure there are no cornstarch lumps. Add the chicken and ginger to the bowl, toss to coat with the marinade, and set aside.
• Slice the mushrooms and add to the chicken: When the mushrooms have softened, remove from the water (saving the soaking liquid) and slice thinly. Add the mushrooms into the bowl with the chicken. If the soaking water has grit in it, pour the soaking water through a fine-meshed sieve lined with a paper towel into another bowl.
• Simmer: Put the chicken-mushroom mixture and the mushroom soaking liquid into a medium pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a bare simmer, cover the pot, and cook gently for 25 minutes. Serve hot.

SPICY ASIAN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broth, soy sauce, sugar, chili sauce, lime juice, and ginger and boil 5 minutes. Meanwhile, toss chicken with cornstarch until completely coated. Add chicken and shiitakes to broth and simmer 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in snap peas, red pepper, zest, and cilantro. Let soup stand 2 to 3 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN, SPINACH & SHIITAKE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• For the stock; put all the ingredients into a medium pot, cover with water, about 10 cups, and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum that floats to the surface, and simmer the stock until the chicken has cooked, about 1 1/2 hours. Leave the chicken to cool in the stock.
• For the soup, sweat the diced carrot, celery and onion in the oil in a medium pan together with the garlic until the vegetables are soft. Add the sliced shiitake mushrooms and fry until cooked.
• When the stock is ready, strain the liquid over the vegetables and mushrooms. You'll need 8 cups.
• Keep the chicken carcass and pick off the cooked meat in small pieces. Add this to the soup with the spinach, when the spinach has wilted in the soup add the nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• As an variation you may also add a poached egg or some grated parmesan on top of the soup.

CHICKEN, SHIITAKE AND BOK CHOY SOUP

Steps:

• Bring broth, mushrooms and ginger to boil in large pot. Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes. Add fish sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil and chili oil and simmer 2 minutes. Add bok choy and simmer until bok choy is tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in rice vinegar. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.
• *Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets.