Healthy Healthy Healthy! We really needed this: a delicious dose of green veggies in a flavorful broth. It's very flavorful and different from what we normally cook. We made a big pot of rice to ladle the soup over in our dinner bowls.
Makes about 4 servings.
Cam's Green Soup
2" ginger, large slices
4 green onions, roughly chopped
3 garlic cloves, sliced
1 large shallot, sliced
3 sprigs thyme
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons mirin
1 kafir leaf, dried or fresh
2 cups quartered brussels sprouts
1 small bunch broccolini, chopped
1 1/2 cup chopped green beans
1/3 cup shelled edamame
1 small bunch chard, or other greens, chopped
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
salt, to taste
white pepper, to taste
lemon juice, to taste
Make the broth by simmering ginger, green onions, garlic, shallot, thyme, bay, mirin, and kafir leaf for 30 minutes. Strain and discard solids. Return broth to pot, bring to a boil. Add brussels sprouts and broccolini, cooking until crisp tender, about 3 minutes. Add green beans, edamame and chard. Cook 1 minute.. Turn off heat. Stir in oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, and sesame oil. Season with salt, white pepper and lemon juice.