Basic bean curd soup
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | cups | Stock |
| 2 | Bean curd cakes | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 5 | minutes. | |
Directions
1. Cut bean curd cakes in thin slices or 1-inch cubes.
2. Bring stock to a boil. Add bean curd and simmer, covered, only to heat through. Season with salt. VARIATIONS: Add with bean curd any of the following vegetables: BAMBOO SHOOTS: ½ cup, sliced thin. Simmer, covered, 3 minutes.
BEAN SPROUTS: ½ cup. Simmer, covered, 2 minutes.
CHINESE CABBAGE: 1 Cup, cut in 1-inch Sections. Simmer, uncovered, 3 minutes.
MUSHROOMS, FRESH: ½ cup, sliced thin. Simmer, covered, 3 minutes.
MUSHROOMS: 8 dried black (soaked), sliced. Simmer, covered, 10 to 15 minutes.
MUSTARD CABBAGE: 1 Cup, cut in 1-inch SectionS. Simmer, uncovered, 3 to SPINACH: 1 Cup, cut in 1-inch sections. Simmer, uncovered, 1 to 2 minutes.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .