Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Bok Choy and Chicken Soup

    I have been thinking of posting soups for a while but never got around until now.  It's one of my favorite dishes and if I am eating lunch out you will see me order soup and salad.  This does not have anything to do with weight loss or any such endeavor.  I simply love soup.  My favorites have always been Chinese soups and hence I will start off with one of them.  Other than soups I also have an affinity towards leaves.  After coming to the South of US and seeing so much turnip greens being cooked down with pork fat, kale and collard greens treated the same I found out an easy way to cook the greens.  This soup has nothing to do with how turnip greens are cooked but I am just saying bok choy cooked down to tenderness in chicken broth gives me a chance to enjoy my favorite soup with a beautifully textured leaf to chew on.
Ingredients:
Bok Choy Leaves - 3 leaves with stock from a big bunch (not baby bok choy)
Chicken Broth - 4 cups
Ginger - 1/2 tspn chopped
Garlic - 1 tspn chopped
Shallots - 1 small chopped fine
Chili sauce - 1 tspn or to taste
Soya sauce - 1 tspn
Oil - 1 tspn
Salt - to taste
Method:
1. Heat oil in a deep pan
2. Add chopped ginger, shallots and garlic sauteing after each addition
3. Add the chopped stalk of the leaf and stir a while and then follow up withe leaves torn into 5- to 6 pieces
4. Add soya sauce, chili sauce and follow up with 4 cups of chicken broth
5. Bring the soup to a boil and simmer till the leaves have wilted and changed color

Serves: 4

Notes:
Couple of questions I saw are about chili sauce and some unable to make this because of chicken broth.  Here are my answers:
1. Instead of chili sauce use 1 or 2 red chilies. Take the seed out and soak it in a little vinegar, grind and add
2. Vegetarians can replace chicken broth with vegetable broth
Contributor: Sunitha

32 comments:

  1. You and I have something in common - nope, not that liking towards soup but preference of chinese soup over others..BTW,i love hot n sour soup.
    This soup equally fabulous with bok choy in it!

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  2. This sounds so good. With a few ingredients, such a wonderful bowl of soup. YUM! BTW, What type of chilli sauce to be used?

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  3. This looks so comforting. I am a veggie so will switch to tofu!

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  4. as you can tell..I love such soups :)

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  5. Namitha,

    Nice soup, i have to change chicken and try with something else.

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  6. Clear broth with greens, looks delicious and healthy.

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  7. Healthy and yummy soup..looks great.

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  8. Love to have these soups in a cold evening, soup looks so inviting:-)

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  9. Sukanya: I use chili garlic sauce used for stir fry. If its not available you can use 1 or 2 red chilies. Take the seed out and soak it in a little vinegar and grind and add

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  10. Wow, superb presentation...love the combo

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  11. healthy n delicious looking soup...nice pics..thanks for sharing this!

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  12. Tasty and comforting soup.My husband s gonna love this !!!

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  13. What a great soip! This looks so good!

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  14. WOW....WHAT A FANTASTIC SHOT...LOVED THE FIRST ONE....hey btw, is bok choy same as pak choy, the chinese leaf?

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  15. Loved the shots dear! Awesome soup! :D

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  16. healthy n delicious looking soup...nice pics..thanks for sharing this!

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  17. Hi

    Looks very tasty and healthy as well. Loved the way you have prepared. Great photos as well.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  18. nice combination.very healthy vegettable.i like to prepare thoran with this choy..cho-chi soup superb..

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  19. delicious soup...beautiful pic too one of us is a big fan of soup... anytime we go out for lunch or dinner she will definitely order soup if its available...

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  20. This soup looks great and healthy too. I think I'll prefer with vegetable broth.

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  21. yummy n tasty soup...cute clicks dear.

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  22. Thats rreally a great thought i feelll....i have something in coommon with and that is love for soups....really i love to order as soon as i enter into any restaurant and that too chinese soups are awesome...ur version of making is descriptive and good...

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  23. Wow, soup looks so good. never made this soup before. will soon give it a try and let u know. Great clicks too.

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  24. Love this healthy and tasty soup..

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  25. I want to finish that bowl rite now..very tempting..

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  26. Wooow,,i like bok choy soup very much dear our faaav one..

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  27. yummm, good one to try when having a cold

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  28. I never use bok choy in my cooking but now thinking it to give it a try...thanx for sharing this healthy soup.

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