Soups - Yan Can Cook https://yancancook.com/home If Yan can cook, so can you! Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:53:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://yancancook.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/favicon-150x150.png Soups - Yan Can Cook https://yancancook.com/home 32 32 Ginger Carrot Soup with Curry Coconut Cream https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/ginger-carrot-soup-with-curry-coconut-cream/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 07:00:15 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=4952
Ginger Carrot Soup with Curry Coconut Cream
Servings4 people
Ingredients
For garnish:
Instructions
  1. Melt butter in a wok or stir-fry pan over medium-high heat. Add ginger, onion and carrots; cook for 3 – 4 minutes.
  2. Add sesame oil, garlic salt, curry powder, turmeric, lemon zest and stock. Reduce heat, continue to cook until carrots are soft, about 20 minutes.
  3. Puree carrot mixture in a blender until smooth. Add coconut milk and more stock, if needed. Warm over medium heat.
  4. Garnish with green onion, cilantro and toasted sesame seeds.
Recipe Notes

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]]> Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup with California Pistachios https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/creamy-carrot-ginger-soup-with-california-pistachios/ Fri, 19 May 2023 07:00:16 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=5183 奶油胡萝卜姜汤配加州开心果

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Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup with California Pistachios
奶油胡萝卜姜汤配加州开心果
Ingredients
Soup 汤料:
Pistachio Cream 开心果奶油:
Garnish 扮碟装饰:
Instructions
  1. Combine all Pistachio Cream ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth, adjusting amount of water to desired consistency. Set aside. 将所有开心果奶油的配料放入料理机中搅打均匀，根据需要调整水量至理想的浓度，搁置备用。
  2. Place butter and oil in a soup pot over medium heat. When butter is melted, add sliced carrots, and onion, ; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 6 – 8 minutes. Add Chinese five-spice and salt. Stir in stock, water, grated ginger, and lemon zest. Reduce heat; simmer until carrots are softened, about 15 minutes. Pour soup into a blender and blend until smooth. Stir in pistachios. 将黄油和食用油放入汤锅中，用中火加热。当黄油融化时，加入胡萝卜片和洋葱，翻炒约6-8分钟，直至洋葱变软。加入五香粉和盐，倒入鸡肉汤、水、姜泥和柠檬皮屑，将火关小，煮约15分钟，直至胡萝卜变软。将汤倒入搅拌器中，搅拌至顺滑，然后加入开心果拌匀。
  3. Pour soup into individual soup bowls. Swirl in a small amount of pistachio cream. Garnish with cilantro, fried wonton strips and crushed pistachios. 将汤盛入个人汤碗中，上面淋上少许开心果奶油。撒上香菜、炸馄饨条和开心果碎加以装饰出盘。

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]]> Fish Tofu Chowder https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/fish-tofu-chowder/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 07:00:29 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=4837
Fish Tofu Chowder
Servings4 people
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Remove and discard stems from mushrooms. Coarsely chop caps. Set aside.
  2. Combine chopped fish, cornstarch and salt in a bowl; mix well.
  3. Heat fish stock in a saucepan. Add mushrooms, vinegar, ginger, sesame oil, pepper and salt to taste. Bring to a simmer. Add fish; cook until fish is opaque.
  4. Gently add tofu and goji berries to the pan and cook until heated through. Increase heat, stir in cornstarch solution, and cook, stirring, until soup boils and thickens, about 1 minute. Ladle into individual bowls and garnish with chopped cilantro.
Recipe Notes

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]]> Sizzling Rice Soup https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/sizzling-rice-soup/ https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/sizzling-rice-soup/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:00:37 +0000 https://wh414378.ispot.cc/home/?post_type=recipe&p=495 Here's a soup that sings for its supper. It's always a treat to watch the "oohs" and "aahs" when this soup is brought to the table in a Chinese restaurant. Now you can put on your own show at home.

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Sizzling Rice Soup
Here's a soup that sings for its supper. It's always a treat to watch the "oohs" and "aahs" when this soup is brought to the table in a Chinese restaurant. Now you can put on your own show at home.
Servings6
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
Marinade
Other Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Cut chicken into thin slices, then cut slices into thin strips. Combine marinade ingredients in a medium bowl. Add chicken and stir to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes.
  2. Soak black mushrooms in warm water to cover until softened, about 30 minutes; drain. Remove and discard stems;thinly slice caps.
  3. Bring broth to a boil in a large pot. Add chicken, black mushrooms and straw mushrooms. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 2 minutes. Add bamboo shoots, carrot, zucchini, peas, wine, salt and pepper; simmer for 2 minutes.
  4. In a wok, heat oil for deep-frying to 375'F. Deep-fry rice crusts, 4 pieces at a time, turning continuously, until puffed and golden, 15 to 20 seconds. Remove and drain on paper towels.
  5. To serve, bring hot soup to the table in a tureen. Slide hot rice crusts into the soup and listen to the sizzle. Break rice crusts with soup ladle and serve.
Recipe Notes

Recipe from Martin Yan's Culinary Journey Through China, Publisher: KQED Books & Tapes. Photograph by Geoffrey Nilsen.

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]]> https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/sizzling-rice-soup/feed/ 2 Water-Cooked Fish https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/water-cooked-fish/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 23:44:33 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=1048 Water-Cooked Fish Ingredients 1lb fish filletcut into thin slices teaspoon ½salt 1teaspoon Chinese rice wine 1teaspoon cornstarch 1cup fresh mushroomssliced 1cup Chinese celerycut into 2” lengths 5tablespoons Vegetable oilseparated 1 star anise 1 1 ” stick cinnamon 5cloves garliccrushed 2 green onionswhite parts cut into…

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Water-Cooked Fish
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Marinate fish slices in salt, rice wine and cornstarch. Set aside.
  2. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add mushrooms and celery and blanch until done, about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in a large serving bowl.
  3. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add star anise and cinnamon and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove and discard star anise and cinnamon.
  4. Add garlic, white parts of green onions and ginger. Stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add spicy bean paste and stir-fry for 30 seconds, add water and bring to a boil.
  5. Add garlic, white parts of green onions and ginger. Stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add spicy bean paste and stir-fry for 30 seconds, add water and bring to a boil.
  6. Carefully add fish slices, cover and lower heat to medium-low. Simmer until fish just turns opaque. Pour the boiling fish mixture over vegetables in serving bowl. Sprinkle chopped green onions on top.
  7. Wipe the wok dry and heat remaining 3 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add Sichuan peppercorns and dried red chilies. Cook until oil turns red.
  8. Pour hot chilies and oil over fish, garnish with cilantro and sesame seeds.
Recipe Notes
  1. Use white-fleshed fish such as flounder.
  2. The fish is sliced thin to keep cooking time to a minimum, ensuring a tender, silky texture.
  3. The vegetables added to the bottom of this dish vary according to personal taste. Mung bean sprouts and soy bean sprouts are both popular choices.

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]]> Double Boiled Ginko Nut Chicken https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/double-boiled-ginko-nut-chicken/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 23:28:34 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=1042 Double Boiled Ginko Nut Chicken Ingredients 1 whole free range chickencleaned cup ½large green onioncut into 1 1/2” lengths 3slices ginger cup ½shelled and peeled ginko nuts water to cover chicken salt Instructions Place all ingredients in a clay pot with a tight-fitting lid. Place…

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Double Boiled Ginko Nut Chicken
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in a clay pot with a tight-fitting lid.
  2. Place pot in a large steamer and steam over medium-high heat for 4 hours.
  3. Season to taste with salt before serving.

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