13.2.2025
Stop your cold - a warming Asian soup for body and soul
🍜Remember that this recipe is a guideline – you can leave out or add ingredients as you like. 🥣3 cups vegetable or chicken stock 🫚1–2 cm fresh ginger, thinly sliced 🧄 2–3 garlic cloves, chopped 🥬2 cups napa cabbage (or another type of cabbage), cut into strips 🌿2–3 spring onions, sliced into rings 🌶️ Sambal oelek or another chilli paste to taste 🧑🍳1 pinch of cinnamon 🥕½ carrot, thinly sliced 🧅¼ onion, finely chopped🥦1 baby pak choi, quartered 🍄3–4 shiitake mushrooms, sliced 🍚1–2 cups rice noodles🌿Coriander to taste 🍋Juice of one lime wedge per serving Spices & seasonings: 🍶 Soy sauce (½ to 1 tbsp or to taste) 🍶 Mirin (½ to 1 tbsp or to taste) 🥢 Sesame oil (½ tbsp or to taste) 🍷 Rice vinegar (½ to 1 tbsp or to taste) 🫒 Vegetable oil (3–4 tbsp for frying) 🧂 Black & white pepper to taste🐔 Optional: 200 g cooked chicken, cut into pieces Method: Soak the rice noodles in hot water until soft, then drain. Chop all the vegetables. Briefly fry the ginger and garlic in vegetable oil, then add the remaining vegetables (except the coriander and lime) and fry for a few minutes. Add the spices, soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil and rice vinegar, pour in the stock and simmer over a low heat until the vegetables are soft. If you like, add the chicken and let it steep for another 5 minutes. Divide the prepared rice noodles between bowls, pour the hot soup over them and serve with fresh coriander and a squeeze of lime juice. This soup is easy to digest, warms you from the inside and helps the body recover. Perfect for chilly days or when you're feeling a bit run down. Enjoy your meal & stay healthy! |
