Asian Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 quarts reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce (optional)
• 2 inches piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 5 ounces cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 10 small shiitake mushrooms, cleaned and left whole
• 1 small napa cabbage, outer leaves only, roughly torn
• 2 carrots, peeled, cut in half lengthwise, then in half crosswise, and very thinly sliced
• 20 snow pea pods
• 6 scallions, thinly sliced
• dark sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 combine the broth, soy sauce, fish sauce, ginger and shallots in a large saucepan or stockpot.
• 2 heat over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
• 3 add the remaining ingredients except the snow peas, scallions and sesame oil.
• 4 simmer 30 minutes, then add the snow peas. cook just a few minutes longer, until the snow peas have softened slightly but are still bright green.
• 5 add the scallions to the pot, remove from heat and ladle into serving bowls.
• 6 drizzle a bit of sesame oil over the top of each serving.