Oriental Vegetable Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Place pork neck bones into a large pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil and skim scum off the surface with a slotted spoon. Drain.
• Return bones to the pot. Add 10 cups water, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, and carrot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer soup until flavors combine, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Season with sugar and salt.

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:

• 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:

• 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:

• In large sauce pan, cook onions and celery with ginger in butter until tender.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Simmer about 10 minutes.
• Stir often.

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:

• Combine the chicken broth, soy sauce, scallions, and peas in a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
• Add the bean sprouts, mushrooms, and ginger; simmer for 5 more minutes.
• Add the cooked noodles and heat for 2-3 minutes; serve hot.