Best Soup Ever! Shiitake Mushrooms, Pak Choi and Herb Tofu
I love this soup ! It is super easy to prepare and the result is a delicious comforting and tasty soup that will leave you more than satisfied! Perfect for the colder seasons but also great for the rest of the year - my family loves it so much that we have it several times during the year !
The recipe includes a lot of delicious spices and sauces and chili or cayenne pepper. If you are going to be cooking for the family , I would suggest to skip the cayenne pepper or the chili, so the children can enjoy it without a problem .
I hope you enjoy it! It is absolutely delicious . Please visit and follow my instagram profile for more delicious recipes: https://www.instagram.com/cynthia_homemade
Happy cooking !
Cynthia
@cynthia_homemade
So delicious and comforting!
Great to accompany with some green tea :)
It presents itself beautifully
Best Soup Ever! Shiitake Mushrooms, Pak Choi and Herb Tofu
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 1500 grs water
- 25 grs of dried shiitake mushrooms
- 2-3 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 15 grs of fresh ginger (slices)
- 30 grs of olive oil
- 150 grs of shiitake Fresh mushrooms or a mix of any of this kind of fresh mushrooms : Enoki, King Oyster, White Shimeji, Brown Shimeji .
- 2 vegetable stock cubes
- 25 grs tamari sauce
- 25 grs brown rice vinegar
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp of Chinese Five Spice
- 1 chilli (cut in slices) - Optional
- 200 grs of Tofu (cut in cubes 2cm)
- 300 grs of Pak Choi (cut in half or into four wedges if they are large)
- 200 grs of Semi Wholewheat Noodles ( or your preferred ones)
- 3 Spring Onions ( sliced)
Instructions
- Boil 250 grs of water. Pour the water in a bowl and add the dried shiitake mushrooms. Leave it to hydrate for 20mins.
- Once the dried mushrooms are hydrated grab a soup pot and put the garlic, ginger and oil, and sauté for 3 mins (medium heat).
- Add the fresh shiitake mushrooms, the hydrated shiitake mushrooms ( or the mix of mushrooms suggested), the vegetable stock cubes, tamari sauce, brown rice vinegar, cayenne pepper, Chinese five-spice, the tofu, and the water. Cover the pot and simmer at medium-high heat for 18 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Meanwhile, in a wok or pot, heat some water and place a steaming basket/tray in the wok/pot (the water should not touch the base). When the water boils, add the pak choi put the lid on the basket/tray and steam for 3-5 minutes until the pak choi is tender and wilted.
- When the mushrooms have finished cooking, add the noodles to the pot and cook as recommended in the pack. Stir occasionally
- Transfer to serving bowls, place the pak Choi and sprinkle with spring onions and the slices of chilli (optional)
Tips
- If don’t like spicy food , avoid adding the chili or the cayenne pepper
Comments
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Hi Cynthia, This looks delicious but I don’t know what measurement grs is. Would you please clarify. Thanks, Mark