asian broth & soup
Based on an Asian broth typical Asian soups can be made w/o much effort. Prepare the Asian broth in a larger quantity for further use & benefit from the storage every now & then.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time3 hours hrs
for the Asian broth:- 300 g beef for making soup
- 2 carrots
- 4-5 spring onions
- 1 bunch of chives
- 1 tbsp peppercorns
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 bay leaves
- 5-6 cm fresh ginger
- 3 star anises
- 1 tbsp cloves
- 3 dried chili peppers
- 2 stems of lemongrass
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 2500 ml water
for the Asian soup:- 50 g thin spaghetti
- 50 gr beef
- 1 carrot
- 4 spring onions
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
- 1/4 tsp curry
- 200 ml Asian broth
for the Asian broth:Cut the beef & the vegetables roughly in pieces.
Put everything (beef, vegetables, spices) in a big pot.
Add water & bring it to boil.
Reduce heat, put a lid on the pot & let it simmer for about 3 h.
Remove the ingredients.
Fill broth in containers (about 400 ml each).
Put them in the fridge or freeze them - for further use.
for the Asian soup:Cook & drain the spaghetti.
Cut the beef & the vegetables into thin slices - save some spring onion rings for later.
Add curry & fry them in some peanut oil until brown resp. soft.
Heat the Asian broth.
Heap the spaghetti in a bowl.
Arrange beef & vegetables around the spaghetti.
Add hot broth.
Sprinkle spring onion rings on top.
Serve immediately.
Prep Time & Cook Time: refers only to Asian broth.
Prep Time for Asian soup: about 10 min
Cook Time for Asian soup: about 10 min
Chili: You may use as many dried chili peppers as you like - the more, the hotter!
Spaghetti: You may use any Chinese or Japanese noodles which happen to sit in your pantry.
Cooking spaghetti: you may also cook the spaghetti in Asian broth. Be aware that you’ll need some more broth in this case.
Servings: For 2 people you’ll need 400 ml Asian broth i. e. 1 container. Double all the other ingredients.
Asian broth may be frozen.
Asian soup should be served at once & enjoyed at once!