Archive for the 'Vegetable Soups' Category
Thai Carrot Soup
Serves 4
Ingredients
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2-4 tbsp Hot & Sour Soup Mix
• 2 cups yellow onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. brown sugar
• 4 cups carrots, coarsely chopped
• 2 pieces fresh lemon grass, cut in half and bruised
• 2 tbsp minced fresh galangal (Thai ginger) or Chinese ginger
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1 ½ cup Coconut Milk
• 1⁄4 cup […]
Thai Gazpacho
Serves 6-8
Ingredients
• 1 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 cup chopped shallots
• 1 tsp. chopped garlic
• 1⁄2 “ piece fresh galangal (Thai ginger) or Chinese ginger, sliced and bruised
• 2 cups chicken broth or vegetable stock to make it vegetarian
• 750 gm fresh tomatoes chopped
• 3 tbsp Lemon Grass Salad Splash
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
• 2 tbsp green onions, coarsely […]
Thai Squash Soup
Serves 4
Ingredients
• 1 butternut squash
• 1 cup Coconut Milk
• 1 cup chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp Hot & Sour Soup Mix
• 1 tbsp Roasted Red Chili Paste
• 2 tsp. brown sugar
• 1⁄2 tsp. salt
Directions
1. Quarter the squash and remove the seeds.
2. Steam the squash over boiling water for 15 minutes, until the squash is soft. Scrape the squash away from the tough rind […]
Thai Congee
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup long-grain rice or short-grain rice
• 5 cups low-fat chicken broth or water
Directions
1. Combine ingredients for the congee in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and simmer for about 2 hours.
3. Or use leftover rice with about twice as much liquid as rice.
4. Simmer until the porridge has a smooth consistence.
5. Pour into soup bowls.
6. Top with your choice […]
Thai Easy Rice Congee
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup rice (not quick-cooking)
• 3-4 cups water or chicken or veg broth
• 2 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut to thin slices
• 1 tbsp garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp ginger, minced
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 dash black pepper (according to your taste)
• 6 pieces shiitake mushrooms, julienned
• 2 tbsp scallions, chopped, sesame oil and black pepper or white pepper […]
Thai Quick Mushroom Congee
Ingredients
• 1 cup rice (Precooked)
• 7 cups of boiled water or chicken broth
• 3 pieces shiitake mushrooms
• tbsp ginger, skinned and diced
• 1 tbsp on garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 tbsp on corn oil (optional)
• 1 tbsp on chicken bouillon
• 1 tbsp on oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce (Light)
• 1/2 cup green onions (chopped), a pinch of black pepper or white pepper
Directions
1. Wash […]
Armenian Sweet Soup
Ingredients
• 1 kg wheat grain
• 500 gm sugar
• 500 gm walnuts and almonds
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 500 gm seedless raisins (mix white and red)
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 8 cup water
Directions
1. Wash the wheat grains and cover in a pot with water. Cook until the grains split. Remove from the fire and let it stand for one hour.
2. Add sugar, raisins, nuts, and cinnamon to […]
Danish Barley Soup
Serves 6
Ingredients
• 6 tbsp pearled barley
• 6 cups vegetable or chicken stock
• 1 onion
• 3 carrots
• 4 tbsp celery
• 6 tbsp mushrooms
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp white pepper
• 4 tbsp sour cream
Directions
1. Simmer barley in ½ of the stock or water for 1 hour.
2. Boil the vegetables and mushrooms in the other half unitl tender.
3. Add the cooked barley mixture, butter, salt and pepper […]
Danish Buttermilk Soup
Serves 8
Ingredients
• 6 cups buttermilk
• 4 cup milk
• 2½ tbsp tapioca
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 3 lemon slices
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 pinch salt
Directions
1. Combine buttermilk, sweet milk, tapioca, cinnamon and lemon.
2. Cook slowly 1 hour, stirring often to prevent scorching.
3. Add sugar and salt.
4. Serve hot or cold.
Danish Brown Cabbage Soup
Serves 6
Ingredients
• a cabbage
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 4 tbsp butter
• 8 cup stock
• Salt
• Peppercorns
Directions
1. Cut the cabbage finely and fry brown in the butter and sugar, which must be done very slowly, so as not to burn it. For this process nearly an hour is needed.
2. Once the cabbage has become a nice brown color, the warm stock is poured over, the […]