Napa Cabbage Tofu Soup
A light and comforting soup featuring napa cabbage and soft tofu, flavored with ginger and garlic for a soothing and healthy meal perfect for any time of the year.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmered
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 4 slices ginger
- 2 green onions
- sliced
- 2 cloves garlic
- smashed
- 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
- 8 napa cabbage leaves
- sliced to bite-size pieces (yield 8 cups after cutting)
- 5 oz mushrooms of your choice
- sliced to bite-size pieces (Optional) (*Footnote 1)
- 1/2 block soft tofu
- sliced to bite-size pieces (*Footnote 2)
- 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder (or salt to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Combine 4 cups chicken broth, 4 slices ginger, 2 green onions sliced, 2 cloves garlic smashed in a pot and bring to a boil.
- Add 2 teaspoons light soy sauce, 8 napa cabbage leaves sliced to bite-size pieces, 5 oz mushrooms of your choice sliced to bite-size pieces if using, 1/2 block soft tofu sliced to bite-size pieces, 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder or salt to taste, 1/4 teaspoon white pepper.
- Simmer until cabbage and mushrooms are tender.
- Stir in 1 teaspoon sesame oil just before serving.
Notes
- You can use any mushrooms you like or omit them entirely
- Adjust the seasoning with salt or chicken bouillon powder to your taste
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 90 kcal
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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