Soups and Starters Recipes - Spicy Chinese Chicken Soup Recipe

  
 

Soups and Starters Recipes - Spicy Chinese Chicken Soup Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 4

  • 3 tablespoons sunflower oil

  • 1/2 large onion, thinly sliced

  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh root ginger

  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

  • pinch of turmeric

  • 175 g/6 oz cooked chicken, coarsely chopped

  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce

  • 1 liter/1 3/4 pints Chicken Stock

  • a handful of bean thread noodles, soaked until soft

  • 75 g/3 oz bean sprouts

  • chopped spring onions, to garnish

Method:

  1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and fry until the onion is soft.

  2. Add the pepper, turmeric and chicken and stir for 30 seconds. Add the soy sauce and stock and bring to the boil. Adjust the seasoning if necessary.

  3. Reduce the heat slightly and cook for 5 minutes. Drain the noodles. Divide them equally between 4 warmed soup bowls.

  4. Divide the bean sprouts between the bowls and pour the soup on top. Serve hot, garnished with chopped spring onions.

Note: Bean thread noodles, also called cellophane noodles, are made from mung bean flour. They must be soaked before using, to make them soft.