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Napa Cabbage Tofu Soup

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 4 slices ginger
  • 2 green onions sliced (if available - we omitted)
  • 2 cloves garlic smashed
  • 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
  • 8-12 napa cabbage leaves sliced to bite-size pieces (yield 8 cups after cutting)
  • 5 oz 140 g mushrooms of your choice , sliced to bite-size pieces
  • 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 (this is a key ingredient!)
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions

  1. Heat the chicken broth in a medium-size pot over medium-high heat. Add the ginger, garlic and light soy sauce.
  2. When the broth starts to boil, add the white part of the napa cabbage and mushrooms (if using enoki mushrooms, add them later). Cook for 4 minutes, until the white part of the cabbage starts to soften.
  3. Add the green part of the napa cabbage and tofu and continue cooking for another 2 to 3 minutes. If you are using enoki mushrooms, add them now.
  4. Add the chicken bouillon powder (or salt), white pepper, and drizzle with sesame oil. Adjust seasoning by adding more salt if needed. Serve hot.