Green Jade Soup
Recipe Preparation: boil
Recipe Serves: 4
Ingredients for Green Jade Soup Recipe
Green Jade Soup
3 Dried Chinese mushrooms
4 c Vegetable stock
1/3 c Carrots; peeled and cut in1-inch matchsticks
1/4 c Thinly sliced green onions
1/2 c Thinly sliced mushrooms
10 Spinach leaves; approximately
3 tb Soy sauce
Green Jade Soup Preparation
Soak dried mushrooms in 1 cup hot water for 20-30 minutes, until soft. Drain and reserve stock.
Slice mushrooms in thin strips. Bring reserved mushroom stock and vegetable stock to a boil in saucepan.
Add carrots, green onions, and both kinds of mushrooms and simmer for 3 minutes.
Add spinach leaves and soy sauce and cook for a few more minutes, until spinach is wilted. Taste for seasoning.
Serve this simple, clear soup with nori rolls or tempura. You may also add Japanese noodles for a more filling soup.
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August 26th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
As suggested in this recipe, the addition of noodles/pasta such as italian linguini and a little extra spinach turns this soup into the sauce for a wonderful “Chitalian” pasta floretine recipe. Give it a try.