Cantonese Seafood Soup

CANTONESE SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy stockpot add oil and bring to a heat add garlic, ginger and lemon grass and light saute for a minute. Add in the clam juice and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and after 5 minutes remove the garlic, ginger and lemon grass. Turn the heat back up add in the rock fish, shrimps, mussels and Napa cabbage and when the stock come back to a boil turn off the heat. Add in the oyster sauce, wine, salt and pepper to taste. Serve in a large soup bowl and add drop of sesame oil and top with green onion and parsley leaves.

CHINESE SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat the oil, add garlic& stir until golden about 1 minute.
• Add cabbage & 1/4 of the chicken stock.
• Bring to a simmer and cook until the cabbage is wilted, about 1 minute.
• Add remaining stock, shrimp, scallops soy & rice wine and cook about 1 minute or just until the shrimp & scallop are opaque.
• Before you do this final step bring a pot of water to a rolling boil and cook the noodles until just tender 2-5 minutes (depends on type of noodle you use).
• Drain and place noodles in 4 large soup bowls. Ladle soup over the noodles dividing the seafood & cabbage evenly.
• Sprinkle with scallions.

SWEET AND SPICY SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir shallots in the hot oil until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir apples, ginger, zest from 1 lime, red pepper flakes, and cayenne pepper into the pot. Reserve lime juice. Cook and stir mixture until apples are very soft, about 15 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into pot; add sweet potatoes and salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir reserved lime juice into soup. Garnish with lime wedges to serve.