The intense depth of flavor in this Asian-inspired vegetable dumpling soup comes predominately from homemade chicken stock— after simmering away for a long time, the chicken bones, vegetable scraps and aromatics are strained out of the liquid and what is left is nothing short of a culinary miracle.
With homemade stock on hand, I decided to add in a touch of soy sauce, chili paste, minced turmeric root, and sesame oil to create this Asian-inspired soup. Also added into the broth were matchstick carrots, scallions, baby spinach, and sliced shiitake mushrooms. About 5 minutes before serving, I finished the soup pot off with some store-bought vegetable dumplings. Some other combination of flavors that you could also swap in include chopped bok choy, sliced sweet peppers, minced fresh ginger, peppery radishes, or even buckwheat soba noodles for the dumplings.
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Asian Vegetable Dumpling Soup
Ingredients:
- 4-6 cups homemade chicken (or vegetable) stock (Recipe for chicken stock: https://aroundannastable.com/?p=311)
- 1 Tablespoon minced fresh turmeric root (peeled then minced)
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 3 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons chili paste
- 2 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 bunch of scallions, root end and 2-inches of dark green ends removed, the rest sliced
- 1/2 cup matchstick carrots
- 4 cups baby spinach leaves
- 8 oz. sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 9 oz. package, store-bought Nasoya organic vegetable dumplings
Directions:
- In a large stock or soup pot add the chicken stock, turmeric, garlic, soy sauce, chili paste and sesame oil. Bring to a simmer; cook at this level of heat for 15 minutes.
- Add in the scallions, carrots, spinach and mushrooms. Cook an additional 10 minutes, or until the greens are wilted and the mushrooms very tender.
- Add in the dumplings and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until they are floating to the top and are tender.
- Serve the soup warm. Adjust seasonings if necessary.
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