Chicken soup with greens and shiitake mushrooms

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6Chicken thighs (meaty)
7cupsRich chicken stock
1cupDry white wine
2- inch piece fresh ginger; cut into coins
1cupGreen onions; sliced
½poundsFresh Shiitake or oyster mushrooms
Olive oil
½poundsNapa or other green cabbage; thinly sliced
½poundsStems removed
teaspoonHot pepper sesame oil; see note*
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Directions

Remove skin from chicken and place in a soup pot. Add stock, wine, ginger, and onions and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is just cooked through, skimming off any scum and fat that rises to the surface. Do not boil or stock will become cloudy.

Remove stems from Shiitake and add to stock. Slice Shiitake caps thickly and quickly saute in drops of olive oil until lightly browned. Set aside.

Remove chicken from pot and cut meat into long slivers discarding bones.

Strain stock carefully and discard ginger, onions and Shiitake stems. Wash out pot and add the cabbage and cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken, spinach and sesame oil and cook for one minute more. Correct seasoning with salt and pepper and serve at once.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Recipe By : COOKING RIGHT SHOW #CR9606 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #226 Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 05:43:33 -0400 From: billspa@... (Bill Spalding) NOTES : *Available at oriental markets or health food store