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Hot And Sour Asian Cabbage Soup

Servings: 6

Calories: 199

Fat: 3 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Sodium: 829 mg

Protein: 6 g

Carbohydrate: 37 g

Fiber: 7 g

* Ingredients:

2 leeks, white part only, mashed well and cut into ¼-inch
slices

2 teaspoons minced garlic

2 carrots, sliced into ¼-inch matchsticks

1 cup shredded red cabbage

1 cup thin-sliced shiitake mushrooms (4 to 6 medium), or
cremini or oyster mushrooms

1 tablespoon dried tree ear fungus, soaked in hot water,
drained, and sliced thin

6 cups Asian Stock or Vegetable Stock

1 cup fresh or canned tomato purée

1 tablespoon tiger lily buds, soaked in warm water for 10
minutes, drained, and sliced open

1½ cups cubed fresh pineapple

4 kaffir lime leaves (optional)

2 stalks lemongrass, sliced in half and tied together
with bakers string

2 tablespoons grated ginger

¼ cup white miso

1 teaspoon black pepper or white pepper

1/3 to 1/2 teaspoon minced Thai chile (optional)

2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce

2 tablespoons rice vinegar plus more to taste

Sucanat or sugar to taste

3 tablespoons julienned Thai basil, for garnish

½ cup fresh bean sprouts, for garnish

1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted, for garnish

* Directions:

In a large saucepan over medium heat, sweat together the leeks,
garlic, carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, and tree ear fungus with ½ cup
of the Asian Stock or Vegetable Stock until the liquid evaporates,
about 10 minutes. Add the stock, tomato purée, tiger lily buds,
pineapple, kaffir lime leaves, and lemongrass. Bring to a boil,
lower heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.

Remove the lemongrass, add the ginger, and whisk in the miso. Add
the pepper and Thai chile, the tamari soy sauce, vinegar, and
sweetener. Adjust the sweetener and vinegar to your liking.

Top each bowl of soup with the julienned basil, bean sprouts, and
sesame seeds.

 

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