Chinese Noodle Soup
I was all set to make a vegan pumpkin soup for lunch today with all of the extra pumpkin I bought earlier in the week, when my husband reminded me that he had a lunch meeting. All of the sudden chopping and cooking pumpkin seemed way too much like work. I decided to leave the pumpkin for another day and make something much faster and easier, while cleaning my refrigerator out a bit too.
There is nothing faster than making some noodle soup with a few vegetables tossed into the broth. It's so much better for you than packaged ramen noodles which are loaded with salt and MSG. The whole thing was ready in 10 minutes with a minimum of effort. Use any kind of vegetables you like. I used carrots, celery and cauliflower, but afterwards I was kicking myself for neglecting to go out into the garden and bring in some kale. Not only that, I chopped up a green onion for garnish, and forgot it on the cutting board. I made this straight up, but you could always make it spicy by adding red pepper flakes or a teaspoon of Asian chili sauce. I buy my Chinese noodles in a package that holds 8 squares of noodles and I slipped in one square for myself. If you want something that is a bit more filling and adds protein, then use a bit of tofu as well.
This recipe makes enough for one person, so if you are making it for more people just adjust the amounts accordingly.
INGREDIENTS
| 2 cups | chicken or vegetable stock |
| 1 | carrot, sliced |
| 2 | celery stalk, sliced |
| 1/4 head of | cauliflower, broken into florets |
| Pinch of | red pepper flakes |
| 1 packet | Chinese noodles |
| 2 tbsp | soy sauce |
| 1 tsp | fish sauce |
| 1 tsp | garlic chili sauce |
| drizzle of | sesame oil |
| 1 | green onion, sliced |
PREPARATION:
- In a pot, add stock and vegetables and red pepper flakes, if using, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until the vegetables are almost tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add noodles and increase heat. Cook until noodles are almost tender, 3 or 4 minutes. Add soy sauce, and fish sauce and chili sauce, if using. Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Pour soup into a large bowl and drizzle with sesame oil and garnish with onion.
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