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.
79,373 24.6/5 for 19 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: April 6th 2017
For 4 people, you will need:
1 
1 
1 
herbs of your choice
1 litre 
3 tablespoons sesame oil
50 g fine soya noodles (optional)
50 g peanuts
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 7 min. | 8 min. | 1 hour 15 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
A few minutes, once the herbs are added.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Stage 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.
Stage 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.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Add the carrots and leeks, mix well and cook for 3 minutes.
Next add the peas...
Next add the peas...
Stage 5 - 1 min.
...then the mushrooms and chicken.
Stage 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.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Add 50 g fine soya noodles if you like and mix well.
Stage 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,406 Kcal or 5,887 Kj | 33 gr | 120 gr | 81 gr |
| 70 % | 13 % | 11 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 82 Kcal or 343 Kj | 2 gr | 7 gr | 5 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 352 Kcal or 1,474 Kj | 8 gr | 30 gr | 20 gr |
| 18 % | 3 % | 3 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.90 €
- Per person : 1.23 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Vegetable stock: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pea risotto "mantecare", Stuffed cabbage leaves, Endive and beer soup, Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Curried prawn risotto, ... All |
 | Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pea and avocado salad, Chinese style chicken, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Pea risotto "mantecare", ... All |
 | Dried chinese black mushrooms (shiitake): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken nems, ... All |
 | Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken pie, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Chicken club sandwich, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Stuffed pumpkin gratin, ... All |
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