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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.
It takes a while to make and there are lots of ingredients, but the result is worth it.
Last modified on: October 25th 2026
For 4 people, you will need:
50 g dried chinese black mushrooms (shiitake)
1 
1 
1 
50 g chicken breast
Herbs of your choice
1 litre 
3 tablespoons sesame oil
50 g fine soya noodles (optional)
50 g peanuts
50 g peas
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
Step 1 - ⌛ 30 min.
Step 2 - ⌛ 30 min.
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.
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.
Step 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
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.
When hot, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, stir well and leave to cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Step 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Add the carrots and leeks, mix well and cook for 3 minutes.
Next add the peas...
Next add the peas...
Step 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
...then the mushrooms and chicken.
Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
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.
Cook for a further minute or two, then test the carrots to check if everything is cooked.
Step 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
Add 50 g fine soya noodles if you like and mix well.
Step 8 - ⌛ 3 min.
At the last minute, add the roughly chopped herbs and dry-roasted peanuts.
Serve without delay...
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: Homemade.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 2 g RDI=3 % | 5 g RDI=2 % | 5 g RDI=6 % | 72 kcal RDI=4 % | 301 kJ RDI=4 % |
| Per person | 8 g RDI=13 % | 20 g RDI=8 % | 19 g RDI=26 % | 300 kcal RDI=15 % | 1,255 kJ RDI=15 % |
| Whole recipe | 33 g RDI=50 % | 80 g RDI=30 % | 77 g RDI=105 % | 1,199 kcal RDI=60 % | 5,022 kJ RDI=60 % |
How much will it cost?
For 4 people
4.30 €
Per person
1.10 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Vegetable stock
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