Mixed Chinese Vegetable Soup

Name: Mixed Chinese Vegetable Soup
Yield: Makes 8 Servings
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 12 medium-size dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked in just enough boiling water to cover for 30 minutes or in cold water for 3 hours, or 12 fresh shiitake mushrooms; 7 cups Chinese-style chicken broth or vegetable broth; 12 medium-size dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked in just enough boiling water to cover for 30 minutes or in cold water for 3 hours, or 12 fresh shiitake mushrooms; 12 medium-size dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked in just enough boiling water to cover for 30 minutes or in cold water for 3 hours, or 12 fresh shiitake mushrooms; 7 cups Chinese-style chicken broth or vegetable broth; 2 cups tightly packed Chinese spinach, water spinach, regular spinach, or watercress leaves; 2 cups tightly packed Chinese spinach, water spinach, regular spinach, or watercress leaves; 2 cups tightly packed Chinese spinach, water spinach, regular spinach, or watercress leaves; 2 shallots, finely chopped; 12 medium-size dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked in just enough boiling water to cover for 30 minutes or in cold water for 3 hours, or 12 fresh shiitake mushrooms; 2 ounces Chinese preserved vegetable; ¼ cup dried tree ears, soaked in water to cover for 30 minutes, hard parts removed, torn into 1-inch pieces; ¼ cup dried tree ears, soaked in water to cover for 30 minutes, hard parts removed, torn into 1-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil; ¼ pound Smithfield ham, cut into ⅛- by 1-inch shreds; 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 cake of tofu (preferably Chinese-style), cut into ¼-inch dice; ¼ cup medium-dry sherry; 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce

Preparation info

Makes
8
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Splendid Soups

By James Peterson

Published 2000

About

There are no doubt strict rules governing what combinations of vegetables go into certain regional Chinese soups, but I’ve never cooked by the book. I like to play around with a few recipes until I get a feel for a style of cooking. So review the section on China in Ethnic Soups and take off from there.

The best place to start experimenting with Chinese cooking is in an Asian market. I’m lucky enough to live in New York, with its large Chinatown, where I can wander from store to sto

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Asia
China
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Soup

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