Oriental Inspired Vegetable Soup Recipes

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.

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).

Steps:

• In saucepan, combine first 6 ingredients. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and pea pods. Simmer 2 minutes.
• Garnish with scallion curl and serve.

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.

Steps:

• In a large pot heat oil over medium heat.
• Add the ginger and garlic and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Combine 1-cup broth with the cornstarch and blend until smooth.
• Pour the cornstarch mixture into the pot and add the remaining broth, tofu, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and crushed red pepper flakes.
• Bring the soup to a boil and cook until thickened.
• Add the frozen vegetables, shrimp and cilantro.
• Simmer until shrimp is just opaque, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the spinach and cook until just wilted.
• They say if you eat a full pot every 2 to 3 days, that is all you need to drop pounds fast.

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.

Steps:

• Saute onions celery, and carrots in 1 Tbsp butter over medium-high until tender but not browned. (NOTE: this step can be omitted to make the soup fat-free; in that case, combine all vegetables, broth, and seasonings together in a pot, bring to a boil, and simmer until done.).
• Add broth, red curry paste, brown sugar, ginger, and lime; stir to combine and bring to a boil.
• Add cabbage and kidney beans; cover, reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables have reached their desired tenderness.