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Oriental Vegetable Soup

Tofu and a selection of finely sliced vegetables is briefly cooked in a flavoursome stock

Serves 4

Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Less than 10 minutes
Cooking Time
Less than 10 minutes
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Ingredients for  4  Servings

  • 100g
    Baby pak choi
  • 85g
    Carrots
  • 60g
    Tofu
  • 50g
    Mushrooms
  • 600ml
    Vegetable stock
  • 4
    Spring onions
  • 4
    Ginger, thin slices
  • 1
    Garlic clove
  • 1 tbsp
    Soy sauce
  • -
    Black pepper

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 10 minutes
  • Cooking :
    Less than 10 minutes

Method

  1. Finely shred the pak choi and set it aside in a bowl. Cut the carrots in half lenghtways, slice them at an angle into half moons, and add them to the pak choi. Cut the spring onions into thin, angled slices: finely slice the mushrooms: chop the tofu. Add them all to the bowl.
  2. Cut the ginger slices and garlic into thin matchsticks and place them in a saucepan with the stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
  3. When you are almost ready to serve, bring the stock back to the boil, add the vegetables and tofu and season to taste with soy sauce and pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes, then serve.

Notes

Shitake mushrooms are best to use and peeled, deseeded cucumber can replace the carrots.