Oh thanks for asking - I don't have a real recipe, it's pretty fast and loose. It's just regular ol' chicken soup but leave out the potatoes, wide noodles, etc., add soy sauce, Chinese vinegar or wine to taste (mirin or sake will do), bit of honey for balance, heavy up on your onions and garlic, add carrot, green onions and Chinese chives if you have them and LOTS of fresh ginger - I just put in many slices. Definitely want some shiitake mushrooms, I find that the dried work great, better than fresh here. Add chilis for extra healing and if you love them as I do - dried red ones, or fresh, and/or some spoonfuls of tuong ot toi (Vietnamese chili garlic sauce) which is pretty much the same as sambal oelek. You'll want lots of cilantro (we called it Chinese parsley when I was a child) to add at the last, and if you like, some lemongrass for a more southeast Asian taste. I put in dried jujubes, goji berries (also called wolf berries) and pieces of Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis, aka female ginseng), tulsi basil, also a stick of cinnamon and a few Szechwan peppers. If you have a slice or two of male ginseng or fo ti tieng (aka he shou wu) it would not go amiss here. I told you it was medicinal. Opt for whole herbs rather than the powdered form, it makes for a smoother taste. These spices and herbs are all up to you. As for veggies you can add Chinese (Napa) or regular cabbage, bok choy, choi sum, kim chi, turnip, baby corn, water chestnuts, lotus root, bamboo shoots, straw mushrooms, whatever you got. And last but not least, star anise. A must. You can add any sort of Asian noodles like soba, udon, etc. or rice noodles if you like. I usually don't. This is such a healing soup - cures the body and soul! Now I've got to go make some...
That's so sweet of you, Snow. I do cater. But I resist the restaurant idea, it's something I've flirted with but the hours suck, you get really grumpy, and they mostly fail. Hence the old joke - Q. how do you make a million dollars with a restaurant? A. Start with two million and get out early. And I love to cook, it's one of my greatest passions, but I want to choose to do it. If I were chained to it - well, each man kills the thing he loves.
Recipe? We make chicken soup all the time, but I'd love to try yours, Keahi, if you can share?
Oh thanks for asking - I don't have a real recipe, it's pretty fast and loose. It's just regular ol' chicken soup but leave out the potatoes, wide noodles, etc., add soy sauce, Chinese vinegar or wine to taste (mirin or sake will do), bit of honey for balance, heavy up on your onions and garlic, add carrot, green onions and Chinese chives if you have them and LOTS of fresh ginger - I just put in many slices. Definitely want some shiitake mushrooms, I find that the dried work great, better than fresh here. Add chilis for extra healing and if you love them as I do - dried red ones, or fresh, and/or some spoonfuls of tuong ot toi (Vietnamese chili garlic sauce) which is pretty much the same as sambal oelek. You'll want lots of cilantro (we called it Chinese parsley when I was a child) to add at the last, and if you like, some lemongrass for a more southeast Asian taste. I put in dried jujubes, goji berries (also called wolf berries) and pieces of Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis, aka female ginseng), tulsi basil, also a stick of cinnamon and a few Szechwan peppers. If you have a slice or two of male ginseng or fo ti tieng (aka he shou wu) it would not go amiss here. I told you it was medicinal. Opt for whole herbs rather than the powdered form, it makes for a smoother taste. These spices and herbs are all up to you. As for veggies you can add Chinese (Napa) or regular cabbage, bok choy, choi sum, kim chi, turnip, baby corn, water chestnuts, lotus root, bamboo shoots, straw mushrooms, whatever you got. And last but not least, star anise. A must. You can add any sort of Asian noodles like soba, udon, etc. or rice noodles if you like. I usually don't. This is such a healing soup - cures the body and soul! Now I've got to go make some...
Only took me 17 days to respond back...thanks for this Keahi. Copying and saving in my recipe file! ЁЯШБ
Wow! You could start your own restaurant, Keahi!
That's so sweet of you, Snow. I do cater. But I resist the restaurant idea, it's something I've flirted with but the hours suck, you get really grumpy, and they mostly fail. Hence the old joke - Q. how do you make a million dollars with a restaurant? A. Start with two million and get out early. And I love to cook, it's one of my greatest passions, but I want to choose to do it. If I were chained to it - well, each man kills the thing he loves.