Hot And Sour Soup With Shrimp Napa Cabbage And Shiitake Mushrooms Food

HOT AND SOUR SOUP (酸辣汤)

Steps:

• Gently rinse dried shiitake mushrooms, dried wood ear mushrooms, and lily flowers with tap water. Soak each of them with 1.5 to 2 cups warm water in three big bowls. Rehydrate for 30 minutes to 1 hour, until tender. Slice mushrooms into strips. Snip off the tough ends of lily flowers and discard. Remove tough ends of wood ear mushrooms, then chop into bite-sized pieces. Reserve the marinating water from lily flower and shiitake mushrooms, 2 cups in total
• Combine pork, Shaoxing wine, salt and cornstarch in a bowl. Mix well by hand. Marinate for 10 - 15 minutes.
• Add Chinkiang vinegar and white pepper into a small bowl. Mix well until the white pepper is completely dissolved.
• Add water or chicken stock, ginger, and green onion into a pot and heat over medium-high heat. If you reserved the marinating liquid from step one, you can add it plus 4 cups water or chicken stock.
• Add rehydrated wood ear mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, lily flowers, and tofu to the pot. Cook until bringing to a simmer. Add soy sauce and turn to medium-low heat.
• Mix the cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water in a bowl until cornstarch is fully dissolved. Slowly swirl the cornstarch slurry into the soup. Stir to thicken the soup.
• Add the pork from step one into the soup, stirring several times to prevent the pork strips from sticking together. Add the salt. Slowly swirl in the beaten egg and stir well. The egg should be scattered and not clotted.
• Remove the pot from stove. Add the vinegar and pepper mixture and stir to mix well.
• Garnish with cilantro and drizzle with sesame oil. Give it a final stir. Taste the soup and add more salt if needed.
• Serve hot.

HOT AND SOUR CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• NOTE: One cup of seasoned rice vinegar is the same as 3/4 cup white rice vinegar plus 1/4 cup sugar plus 2 teaspoons salt. I used this substitution and it was great.
• Spray a large soup pot with some cooking spray, and heat over medium heat. Add onion, and saute until soft.
• Meanwhile, quarter your cabbage, remove the core, and shred the cabbage with a large chef's knife. Add tomatoes, cabbage, undrained mushrooms, and broth to the pot and stir well.
• Add the soy sauce, vinegar, chili flakes and salt. Bring to a boil, cover, then turn heat down to medium low. Simmer for 20 minutes or until cabbage is the desired tenderness.
• Grind a lot of fresh black pepper over the top and serve.

HOT-AND-SOUR SOUP WITH SHRIMP, NAPA CABBAGE, AND SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add curry paste and stir until beginning to stick to pan, about 4 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, kaffir lime leaves, and minced ginger. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes. Add shrimp and mushrooms. Cook until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 3 minutes. Add cabbage; cook until beginning to wilt, about 30 seconds. Stir in lime juice. Divide soup among bowls; sprinkle with chopped cilantro and green onions and serve.

HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown pork in oil until no longer pink; remove meat and keep warm. Add mushrooms; saute until tender. Set aside and keep warm. , Add the broth, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce and pepper to the pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Return the meat and mushrooms to the pan. Stir in the tofu, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and vinegar. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes., In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in sesame oil. Garnish servings with onions.

ROASTED NAPA CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet on low; add the garlic cloves and cook very gently for 15 minutes. Discard the garlic and toss the cabbage with the oil, salt and pepper.
• Preheat your oven to 450°.
• Place the cabbage on a baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes or until the tops of the cabbage pieces are browned.
• Serve hot.

CANH CHUA CA - HOT SOUR FISH SOUP W/ PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Cut the midsection of the lemongrass into 1-2 inch pieces and smash them to release the aromatics.
• Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat.
• add the garlic, onion, lemongrass and galangal.
• saute 2-3 minutes or until the onion is soft but not brown.
• Add the pineapple, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms.
• cook while stirring for about 1 minute.
• Add the chicken (or fish) stock and turn the heat to high.
• Once it's boiling, add the tamarind, fish sauce, sugar, and salt.
• Stir well. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Add the catfish and boil gentle for about 5 minutes, until the fish is opaque.
• Add the bean sprouts, mint, and green onion to the individual bowls.
• Ladle soup on top.
• Garnish with Cilantro and Serrano Chiles.

NAPA CABBAGE AND SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4-quart saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook gently, stirring occasionally, for about 4 minutes, or until fragrant and soft. Add the dried shrimp, salt, and fish sauce and cook for about 30 seconds to develop the flavors. Add the water, raise the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Skim and discard any scum that floats to the top. Add the cabbage and return to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, or until the cabbage has softened and the soup is golden. If you are not serving the soup right away, turn off the heat and cover.
• Just before serving, return the soup to a simmer. Drop in the shrimp. When the shrimp have turned pink and curled, add the pepper. Taste and add extra salt or fish sauce, if necessary. Ladle into a serving bowl and garnish with the scallion. Serve immediately.
• Vietnamese soups are enjoyed throughout the meal, not just at the start, which means you may always go back for more as long as some is left. You use the same bowl for soup that you use for rice, so don't set aside the soup bowl when it is empty. In fact, it is a Viet tradition to ladle canh into a bowl containing a little rice. This practice of eating canh voi com (soup with rice) arose in times of hardship when meager diets consisted mostly of rice. Flavoring it with soup got people to consume more rice, which made them feel fuller. Nowadays, with food scarcity less of a concern for many people, canh still tastes good with a little rice in the bowl.