Chinese Rice Soup Food

CHINESE HAM BONE RICE SOUP (CONGEE)

Steps:

• Place bone, rice and water in a large pot, slow cooker or pressure cooker. Cover with lid.
• Cook using preferred method (times below), or until meat on ham is tender enough to shred.
• Remove ham from soup, shred meat. Discard fatty / thick skin and sinew, keep bone. Use scissors if needed to chop meat.
• Stir rice well, then return meat AND bone into soup.
• Cook using preferred method, until rice is broken down and soup has a porridge like consistency - see video.
• Remove bone. Stir vigorously, then adjust consistency with water if desired. Or simmer uncovered if necessary to thicken. Adjust salt to taste (I usually just need a pinch), add a dash of pepper.
• Serve rice soup garnished with green onions, a sprinkle of Asian Fried Shallots and drizzle of sesame oil.
• Storage tip: Return bone into the soup, it continues to add flavour.

CHINESE RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broth ingredients: Place chicken stock, soy sauce, Chinesse cooking wine, garlic and ginger in a small pot over high heat.
• Simmer to infuse: Place lid on, bring to simmer then reduce to medium and simmer for 5 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse.
• Add rice: Add rice and cook uncovered for 10 minutes - broth surface should be bubbling very gently.
• Add fish & stems: Add fish and stems of choy sum, cook for 2 minutes.
• Pick garlic and ginger out of soup.
• Stir through choy sum leaves (they will wilt almost instantly), sesame oil and pepper. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs with a pinch each of salt and pepper in a small bowl. Heat the peanut oil in a wok or large saucepan over high heat. Add the eggs and cook, undisturbed, until bubbles form on the surface and the bottom is set, about 1 minute.
• Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring gently to break up the eggs, until the tomatoes begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth, 3 cups water, the scallions, sesame oil, soy sauce and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Partially cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, spinach and rice and warm through. Season the soup with salt and pepper.

CHINESE SIZZLING RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Mix together the shrimp, chicken, egg, and cornstarch.
• Heat 3 cups of the oil in wok. When it is hot, add shrimp and chicken mixture. Cook for 1/2 minute and drain.
• Place above mixture in pot with the broth, mushroom, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and green beans. Bring to a boil. Add salt and sherry. Return to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 cup of oil until it is hot. Add rice and brown quickly. Drain and add to soup. Serve and enjoy!

CHINESE RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse the jasmine rice in cold water.
• Transfer to a large stock pot.
• Sprinkle the 2 tsps. salt and shake mildly to combine.
• Add the 10 cups of cold water and 1/2 cup cooking oil and partially cover.
• Turn on stove to HIGH and bring the rice/water mixture to boil.
• Reduce heat to MEDIUM to MEDIUM/LOW and cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally The soup will thicken over time; if too thick for your taste, add water and continue cooking.
• Meanwhile, combine chicken, 1/2 tsp salt, sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch and cooking oil and stir to cover chicken with marinade.
• Let chicken sit for at least 30 minutes to marinate.
• If you are marinating overnight, combine all but the oil and add the oil right before using in the soup.
• During the last 15 minutes, add chicken and stir around to cook, about 5-10 minutes.
• Serve in heat resistant bowl.

CHINESE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Make a chicken stock. Then shred the leg meats into shreds.
• Pour enough water in a pot and then cook the noodles as instructed. At the last minute, add the Bok Choy leaves in.
• At the same time, prepare two serving bowls, add salt, white pepper and scallion in bottle. Pour 1 cup of hot chicken stock. Mix well.
• Transfer the noodles to serving bowls, top with shredded chicken and pour the extra stock to cover the noodles.

CONGEE (JOOK): ASIAN TURKEY RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Break up the carcass into a large soup pot or Dutch oven.
• Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Add the rice (it does not need to be washed first if it is American style).
• (The more rice you use, the thicker the soup will be.) Bring it again to a boil.
• Then turn down the heat and simmer until thickened (at least one hour).
• Remove the bones and scrape off any meat to return it to the pot.
• Add salt, pepper and soy sauce (sparingly) to taste.
• To serve: placed chopped green onions, soy sauce and sesame seed oil (a few drops) into a serving bowl.
• Ladle in the congee (jook) and use your choice of the garnishes to add flavor and color to the dish.

SIMPLE VEGETABLE RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot heat olive oil over medium-high heat until hot and shimmering. Add onion, carrots, and celery. Cook 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally until tender and translucent.
• Add chicken broth and water, bring to a boil.
• At a roiling boil add the rice and parsley. Cover, reduce to medium heat and cook for 15 minutes or until the rice is tender. Serve immediately.

CHINESE-STYLE RICE SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND GINGER

Steps:

• Put the water and broth, salt, rice and butter in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH until the rice is soft and soupy, about 6 hours.
• When ready to serve, remove the lid and stir in the ginger and scallions. Portion the soup into bowls and top with the shredded chicken and cilantro. Serve with chili paste on the side if desired.

CHINESE RICE BALLS SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot add in the chicken broth and water brings to a boil.
• In a saucepan sauté the shrimps, sausage and pork pour into the stock pot and pour into the stock pot.
• In a very hot saucepan add oil and sauté the salted shrimps and when pink pour into the stock pot and pour into the stock pot.
• In the hot broth combine the shrimp, sausage, and mushroom simmer for 10 minutes and add in the sauté shrimps and combine. Using a bamboo strainer removes the mixture and some of the broth into a warm pot and keeps warm. Add in the turnip and blend together and add salt if needed.
• In a large mixing bowl add rice flour and slowly add in the water to combine. Roll into 1" balls and place onto a sheet pan. After all of the mixture is done; drop the finish the rice balls into the hot broth and when the rice balls is floating it done. Add in the shrimp mixture back into the pot and combine and into serving bowl.
• Spoon the mixture into the bowl and garnish with green onion and parsley. Let each quest season with sesame oil and soy sauce.