Dumpling noodle soup... your own version!

SOUP.
I used to hate the stuff. 

Maybe hate is too strong a word... 
I just thought it was a fake meal. 
All liquidy & no substance! What a waste!

Thanks to Muffin, North America, South East Asia and my palate.. I am now a soup lover!


(I've always been a curly straw lover)

Sometimes when you're home alone, you make dumpling soup whilst listening to Lady Gaga and Beyonce really loud.. then later you eat 2 chocolate bars in a row and instantly feel really sick...
SOME people do that... I mean.... So I've heard..
so they say..


This soup is good for*: 
families
couples
children
fussy people
monkeys
cats
dogs
sloths
stick insects

(*some of these are untrue)

The base soup is simple and then you add your own special flavours in the bowl.

That's right - RIGHT IN THE BOWL, I SAID.


This idea works for many reasons. 


One example could be that you personally LOVE the taste of sesame oil,
heck, you would wear it as a perfume if you could... 


but unfortunately your boyfriend is all sesamed out from the past 4 years of forced consumption.. he has now become bitter towards you and your relationship with sesame. 

~ So he passes you the sesame oil (and seeds!) and he goes without (such a shame)
Again... so I've heard. 


This is more about ratios than recipes, really.

It's about your own taste buds.. Mine goes something like this:                 

1/2 Tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 Tablespoon black vinegar
1/2 teaspoon chilli sauce/hot sauce/sriracha
1/2 teaspoon vegetarian oyster sauce
1/2 teaspoon black bean sauce
1/2 teaspoon pickled ginger liquid & 2 pieces sliced ginger
few drops sesame oil
sprinkle toasted sesame seeds
1 birdseye chilli, sliced, seeds removed

But hey... I'm a complicated bug.

 plain broth, before seasonings
delicious broth, after added seasonings

Noodle & Dumpling Soup.

Broth
1 cup water
1/2 cup uncooked chinese noodles (or 2 min noodles)
1/2 teaspoon stock powder
2 chunks ginger

Bring water, stock and ginger to the boil. When your vegetables are almost cooked through, add noodles until cooked.

Vegetables (1 cup ANY mixed vegies. I used...)
1 Tablespoon oil
1 Tablespoon sliced onion
5 broccoli florets
1/4 cup diced eggplant
2 big handfuls chopped chinese greens
1/4 cup frozen soy beans
3 frozen vegetable dumplings

Heat a frying pan and throw in oil, onion, broccoli and eggplant. Season with salt and pepper.
After 5 minutes, add in 1/4 cup broth and chinese greens, soy beans and frozen dumplings. 
Place lid on top until dumplings & soy beans are entirely cooked through, shaking pan throughout, about 5 mins.

Discard ginger from broth.
Transfer broth and noodles to a big bowl.
Top with vegetables and dumplings and season to your liking with sauces, chilies etc! 


Eat it with someone special, feeling glee, joy and pure happiness.

Comments

  1. interessting that u add ginger in the soup. I have never donne that and I am quite curious to know how it alters the flavoure of the soup. thanks for the tip!

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  2. Yep! It's just adds a nice little zip of ginger flavour without having to chew on it! I do it pretty often.. possibly because i am too lazy to cut it up! Give it a go :)

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