http://hiphopcookbook.com/recipes Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:13:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://hiphopcookbook.com/recipes/soup/healthy-vegetable-beef-soup/ http://hiphopcookbook.com/recipes/soup/healthy-vegetable-beef-soup/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 23:13:24 +0000 nicole http://davidandnicole.ca/recipes/soup/healthy-vegetable-beef-soup/

1/2 lb beef, thinly sliced

3 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes, destemmed and caps minced

6 cups chicken stock

3 scallions, minced

1 garlic clove, minced

1 small can bamboo shoots, drained, sliced thin

2 tomatoes, peeled, diced

2 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp turbinado sugar

1 chili, seeded, minced

1 egg, beaten lightly.

sea salt and white pepper

1. Bring the stock to a boil and add the beef and mushrooms.  Simmer for 4 minutes.
2. Add the scallions, bamboo, and tomatoes.  Simmer another 4 minutes.
3. Turn off the heat, and while stirring add the egg.
4. Add the garlic, soy sauce, chili, and then season to taste.
5. Serve.

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1/2 lb shrimp, shelled, deveined, butterflied

1/2 cake soft tofu, cut in small cubes

2 thai chilis, seeded, minced

2 tbsp fish sauce

sea salt and cracked pepper

5 cups chicken stock

the zest and juice of 1 lime

1 tbsp sambal oelek

2 tbsp cilantro, minced

1. Bring the chicken stock to a simmer and then add the chilies, fish sauce, lime zest, lime juice and sambal oelek. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Add the tofu and simmer 3 minutes.  Add the shrimp, cover, and remove from the heat.  Let stand for 10 minutes.  Add the cilantro and check the seasoning.Serve.

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3/4 cup glutinous rice

1" ginger, peeled, sliced

2 tsp salt

1 onion, quartered

1 lb pork butt, whole

3 cups chicken stock

1 scallion, minced

white pepper

1. Wash the rice in 3 changes of water, rubbing the grains between your hands.  Drain and place back in a bowl, covered with cold water and let sit 2 hours.
2. In a large pot combine 4 1/2 cups water, the pork, ginger, salt, and onion.  Cover and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce the heat and simmer with a cracked lid for 45 minutes.
4. Remove the pork and strain the liquid, reserving 3 cups.
5. Cool the pork and dice into bitesize pieces.  Set aside.
6. Combine the pork stock and the chicken stock and then add the drained rice.  Bring to a boil.
7. Reduce the heat and simmer, with a cracked lid for 45 minutes.
8. Add the pork and simmer 3 minutes.
9. Stir in some white pepper and the scallion.  Check the seasoning.  Serve.

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6 cups chicken, pork, or veal stock

2 oz. vermicelli rice noodles, broken into shot lengths

1 cup cooked pork, sliced thin

2 dried chinese mushrooms, soaked in water to soften, drained, and sliced thin

3 canned bamboo shoots, julienned

1" ginger, peeled, minced

1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup cold water

1 egg, beaten

1 tbsp sambal oelek

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp white vinegar

2 tsp sesame oil

3 scallions, minced

1. Heat the stock in a dutch oven and bring to a simmer.
2. Add the noodles, pork, mushrooms, bamboo and ginger.
3. Stir in the cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil.
4. Stirring constantly, add the beaten egg.
5. Turn off the heat and add the remaining ingredients.  Check the seasoning.  Serve.

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4 oz bacon,diced

1 habanero, minced

6 cloves garlic, sliced

1 onion, minced

1 yellow bell pepper, minced

2 tsp cumin

2 bay leaves

3/4 cup dry sherry

1 smoked ham hock

2 cups canned black beans, rinsed, drained

10 cups beef stock

sour cream

sea salt and cracked pepper

1. Saute the bacon in a dutch oven until crisp and then stir in the habanero, garlic, onion, and yellow pepper.  Saute until tender.
2. Stir in the cumin, bay leaves and sherry. Bring to a simmer and sprinkle in cracked pepper.
3. Add the ham hock and the beans and pour in the beef stock.
4. Bring to a low boil, cover partially and simmer 1 hour.
5. Season to taste.
6. Serve with a dollop of sour cream.

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1/2 lb fresh Chinese egg noodles

sea salt

1 tbsp peanut oil

5 garlic cloves, sliced

2 tbsp thai red curry paste

2 tsp curry powder

1/2 tsp turmeric

4 cups coconut milk

5 cups chicken stock

3/4 lb chicken thighs, skin removed, boned, chopped into bite size pieces

2 tbsp fish sauce

1 tsp brown sugar

the juice of 1 lemon

2 tbsp cilantro, minced

1. Heat the peanut oil in a dutch oven.  Add the garlic and saute until fragrant.
2. Add the curry paste, curry powder, and turmeric and stir 2 minutes.
3. Add the coconut milk, raise the heat and boil the mixture 5 minutes.
4. Add the chicken stock and return to a boil.
5. Add the chicken, fish sauce, and brown sugar.  Return to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
6. Meanwhile cook the egg noodles in boiling salted water for 1 minute.
7. Drain well.  Rinse with cold water.  Drain again.  Separate between bowls.
8. Season the soup to taste.  Add the lemon juice and cilantro.
9. Ladle over the noodles in the bowl.  Serve.

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4 lb oxtail

2 carrots, peeled, diced

2 leeks, chopped, white and light green parts only

2 tomatoes, diced

1/4 tsp chinese 5 spice

2 tsp black peppercorsn

2" ginger, minced

sea salt

water

4 oz somen noodles

cucumber, peeled, julienned

bean sprouts

1/3 cup cilantro, minced

1. Cook the oxtail in a large pot of boiling water for 3 minutes and then drain.  Rinse out the pot.
2. Return the meat to the stock pot and add the carrots, leeks, tomatoes, 5 spice, peppercorns, ginger, and 1 tsp sea salt.
3. Add cold water to fill the pot.  Bring to a boil. Cover and lower the heat and let simmer 3 hours.
4. Strain the stock, setting aside the meat and discarding the vegetables.
5. Chill the stock and the oxtails overnight separately.
6. Remove the meat from the bone.  Discard the fat from the soup.
7. Return the stock and the meat to the cleaned stock pot and bring to a boil.
8. Stir in the cilantro and season with salt and pepper to taste.
9. Meanwhile cook the somen in boiling water and then drain and rinse under cold water.
10. Divide the noodles between bowls and top with some cucumber and some bean sprouts.
11. Ladle the soup over top and serve.

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8 beets, peeled, diced

4 1/2 cups beef stock

1 onion, minced

1 bay leaf

 1/4 tsp dry thyme

1/4 tsp dry marjoram

sea salt and cracked pepper

1 tbsp sugar

5 polish sausages, sliced

2 1/2 tbsp white vinegar

sour cream

1. Bring the beets to a boil in 3 1/2 cups stock.  Cover and simmer 25 minutes.
2. Add the onion, bay leaf, thyme, marjoram, and season with salt and pepper.  Cook 30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile cook the sausages in 1 cup stock.
4. Strain the soup and discard the onion.  Return the beets to the soup and stir in the sausage and the liquid.
5. Stir in the sugar and vinegar and check the seasoning.
6. Serve with a dollop of sour cream.

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butter

3 slender leeks, whites and light green parts only, minced

600 ml chicken stock

600 ml milk

3 cloves garlic, crushed

2 chicken breasts

1 tbsp flour

pinch of mace

3 bay leaves

salt and pepper

2 egg yolks

1/3 cup heavy cream

1. Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a dutch oven and saute the leeks until tender.
2. Meanwhile combine the stock, milk, garlic, bay leaves, and chicken breasts in another saucepan and bring to a boil.  Reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes.
3. Stir the flour into the leeks and then cook 2 minutes.
4. Remove the chicken and the bay leaves from the saucepan.  Pour the liquid into the pot with the leeks and stir well.
5. Discard the leaves and shred the chicken.
6. Return the chicken to the pot and bring to an almost boil.  Stir in the mace, and season to taste. 
7. Cook 5 minutes.  Combine the cream with the egg yolks and then stir into the soup.
8. Check the seasoning and serve.

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1/2 onion, minced

1 medium carrot, peeled, diced

1 stalk celery, minced

3 garlic cloves, crushed

2 cups broccoli, chopped

salt

1/2 tsp cayenne

1 cup macaroni, cooked

4 cups chicken stock

1/2 cup light cream

cracked pepper

creme fraiche

1. Combine the vegetables in a large pot with the stock.  Bring to a boil and then simmer 20 minutes.
2. Transfer to a food processor and puree until smooth.
3. Return to the pot and stir in the salt to taste and the cayenne.
4. Add the macaroni and the cream and heat through. 
5. Check the seasoning.
6. Serve with cracked pepper and a dollop of creme fraiche.

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