Monday, March 31, 2014

Easy Hot & Sour Soup (Vegan, GF)

Vegan Hot & Sour Soup
This is an amazingly delicious, fairly light soup. Simple and satisfying. My little girl just loves it. It is perfect served as an appetizer course, or for a very light meal. You may well want to double it if your family are big soup eaters.

It is both Vegan & Gluten Free, assuming that you use all ingredients (especially Soy Sauce & Bouillon) that fit that description.

This recipe is adapted from one in Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson.

Hot & Sour Soup
Drain, Cube & Saute in a lightly oiled non-stick skillet, then set aside

1# Firm Tofu Cubes*

In a large pot or Dutch Oven,
Saute
1 teaspoon oil
2 teaspoons fresh minced garlic
3/4 teaspoon ginger powder
add and simmer 5 minutes or so
6 Cups Water
3 large cubes Vegetable Bouillon (I use Knorr brand - where each cube makes 2 cups broth)
2 small cans (8oz total) Mushrooms (your choice of variety) or equivalent fresh
3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
3 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar
3/4 teaspoons Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Sriracha, or to taste (or your favorite East Asian hot sauce)**
2 Tablespoons Tapioca Starch, dissolved in a little cold water (you can add more for thicker soup)
1 handful Greens (such as Spinach or Bok Choy)
OR a handful of Green Vegetables such as Snow Peas
2 or 3 cans (any size) of the following Asian Vegetables, according to what you have or prefer:
Baby Corn
Sliced Water Chestnuts
Sliced Bamboo Shoots
Tofu Cubes (from above)
Pepper to taste
Add at end of cooking
1 1/2 Tablespoons Dark Sesame Oil

Enjoy!

*Silken tofu that is cubed and not sauteed is traditional here. I like a little more substantial texture, so I use "Chinese style"(firm, non-silken) tofu, and saute it first

**I keep Sriracha to a minimum in cooking, then serve more as a condiment at table, so that my little girl doesn't find it too hot.

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5 comments:

  1. LOVE the ingredients in this! A great way to incorporate some produce that some people may forget about or no use often! Bamboo Shoots are wonderful, aren't they!? Great recipe and photo, too!

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  2. Hot and Sour Soup is one of my favorites and I can't wait to try the recipe. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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  3. This is my favorite soup! I love your recipe and t can't wait to make it! Thank you so much for sharing it on the Healthy, Happy, Green & Natural Blog Hop!

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  4. Looks so good! I love Hot/Sour as well! I will try it out, come back and let you know results.

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  5. YUM YUM and more YUM! :) Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! :)

    Can't wait to see what you link up this week! The party link up is open!

    Cindy

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