Description
This Asian Inspired Soup is made with garlic, ginger, mushrooms, wakame, noodles, some vegetables and bok choy. It's a really simple wholesome bowl of soup that anyone can make and should! There is something both wholesome and soulful about a bowl of soup and this is no different.
Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion (sliced into chunks lengthways)
- 4 garlic cloves (minced or sliced)
- 1 tablespoon ginger (grated)
- 1 1/2 cups oyster mushrooms (try any mushrooms)
- 1/4 cup dry wakame
- 100 grams noodles (about 1 cup)
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 carrots (cleaned and sliced)
- 1 celery stalk (roughly sliced)
- salt
- spinach (1 or 2 handfuls)
- fresh parsley for serving
- sesame seeds for serving
- 2 heads boy choy (slice in half lengthways)
Instructions
- Rinse the dried wakame under cold running water and leave it in a bowl of water while you cook the onions.
- Meanwhile heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large Dutch oven or any large pot and cook the onion, garlic and ginger for a minute or 2. Add the carrots and celery with a pinch of salt. Mix and leave to cook on medium heat for 7 to 10 minutes with an occassional stir to prevent them from burning.
- Add the vegetable stock and the dried wakame which has now increased in volumn. Drop the heat and allow the soup to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Add the soy sauce, mushrooms, noodles, bok choy and spinach. Simmer for roughly 2 to 3 minutes.
- Serve in bowls with a small bunch of fresh parsley, sesame seeds and a sprinkle of chili flakes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Mains
- Cuisine: Asian