Chinese vegetable soup
10 cup Water
1 1/2 cup Mushroom liquid
1/4 cup soy sauce, low sodium
1/4 cup Sherry; optional
3 ; Garlic cloves; crushed
1 tb Fresh ginger root; grated
2 pk Shiitake mushrooms; dried
1 ; Onion; cut in wedges
1 bn Green onions; cut in 1" piec
3 ; Celery; sliced
1/2 lb Chinese cabbage; sliced
1/2 lb Soba noodles; or buckwheat s
Time: 1:00 hour
Pour 2 cups hot water over
the mushrooms in a bowl; soak for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, put 10 cups water
in a large soup pot. Add soy sauce, sherry, ginger, and garlic. Bring to a
boil. Add onion wedges. Reduce heat. Squeeze excess water from the
mushrooms, reserving the liquid. Add 1 1/2 cups of this liquid to the hot
broth. Chop mushrooms discarding tough stems, and add to broth. Add
remaining ingredients, except for the noodles. Simmer over low heat 15
minutes, add noodles, and cook an additional 10 minutes. Serve hot.
ready

to drink
