Chinese Soup


Chinese Soup
This delicious soup is a flavoursome mix of herbs, mushrooms, soya noodles and small diced vegetables briefly cooked in vegetable stock.

It takes a while to make and there are lots of ingredients, but the result is worth it.
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Last modified on: April 6th 2017
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For 4 people, you will need:
  • 1 dried chinese black mushrooms (shiitake) 50 g dried chinese black mushrooms (shiitake)
  • 2 carrot 1 carrot
  • 3 leek 1 leek
  • 4 shallot 1 shallot
  • 5 chicken breast 50 g chicken breast
  • 6 herbs of your choice herbs of your choice
  • 7 vegetable stock 1 litre vegetable stock
  • 8 sesame oil 3 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 9 fine soya noodles 50 g fine soya noodles (optional)
  • 10 peanuts 50 g peanuts
  • 11 peas 50 g peas
  • 12 salt salt
  • 13 pepper pepper
  • Total weight: 1,670 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 7 min.
Cooking: 8 min.
All in all: 1 hour 15 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - ⌛ 30 min.
Chinese Soup : Stage 1
Rehydrate 50 g dried chinese black mushrooms (shiitake).

Prepare1 carrot and dice small, prepare 1 leek and 1 shallot and chop finely.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 30 min.
Chinese Soup : Stage 2
Poach 50 g chicken breast for 5 minutes in 1 litre vegetable stock, then remove and cut into small pieces.

Drain and chop the mushrooms.

Rinse the herbs, dry them and pick off just the leaves for use.

Dry roast the peanuts briefly in a frying pan.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Chinese Soup : Stage 3
Pour 3 tablespoons sesame oil into a large saucepan on medium heat.

When hot, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, stir well and leave to cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Chinese Soup : Stage 4
Add the carrots and leeks, mix well and cook for 3 minutes.

Next add the peas...

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
Chinese Soup : Stage 5
...then the mushrooms and chicken.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Chinese Soup : Stage 6
Pour in the vegetable stock and bring to the boil.

Cook for a further minute or two, then test the carrots to check if everything is cooked.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
Chinese Soup : Stage 7
Add 50 g fine soya noodles if you like and mix well.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.
Chinese Soup : Stage 8
At the last minute, add the roughly chopped herbs and dry-roasted peanuts.

Serve without delay...
Remarks
I encourage you to add include some lemon balm with the herbs. This gives the soup a characteristic delicate flavour.
Keeping: A few minutes, once the herbs are added.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe120 RDI=50 %570 RDI=50 %370 RDI=60 %6,110 RDI=310 %25,570 RDI: 310 %
Per 100 g7 RDI=3 %30 RDI=3 %20 RDI=3 %370 RDI=20 %1,530 RDI: 20 %
Per person30 RDI=10 %140 RDI=10 %90 RDI=10 %1,530 RDI=80 %6,390 RDI: 80 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Celery, Sesame, Soybeans, Peanuts
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 4.40 €
  • Per person : 1.10 €

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