Chinese Cucumber Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    6 cups chicken broth or 6 cups vegetable broth
    salt and pepper, To Taste
    2 medium cucumbers, Peeled, Seeded
    8 teaspoons sesame oil
    8 mushrooms, Washed, Thinly
    1 tablespoon rice vinegar or 1 tablespoon white wine
    4 scallions, Chopped
    1 pn ginger powder
Preparation
    Place the broth in a soup pot and bring it to a boil. Add the cucumbers, mushrooms, scallions, salt , and pepper.
    Cover the soup pot and cook gently over low-medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
    Blend the soup in a blender. Add the extra seasonings-sesame oil, vinegar and ginger- and blend well.
    Refrigerate the soup for a few hours and serve cold. Or reheat the soup and serve it hot as the Chinese do.

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