Ginger Vegetable Chicken Noodle Bowl
Ready In: 30 mins
Serves: 4
Yields: 1 medium pot of soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts or 1 lb chicken thigh
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 inches piece fresh ginger
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt (to taste)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper (to taste)
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin (I omitted this because my family doesn't like it)
- 2 teaspoons Chinese five spice powder
- 6 cups chicken broth or 6 cups stock
- 1⁄2 lb vermicelli
- 4 scallions
- 1 cup fresh crisp bean sprouts
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Directions
- Cut chicken into bite sized pieces.
- Finely chop garlic.
- Peel ginger and cut into matchsticks or grate.
- Grate carrots.
- Trim scallions and cut into 2 1/2 inch lengths, then cut lengthwise into matchsticks.
- Heat a medium pot over medium-high heat.
- Add vegetable oil.
- Add chicken and lightly brown it, about 3 minutes.
- Add garlic and ginger and stir.
- Add carrots.
- Season with garlic salt, white pepper, cumin and five-spice powder.
- Add stock.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add vermicelli and reduce to simmer.
- Cook 3 minutes then add scallions, bean sprouts and spinach.
- Turn off heat.
- Let soup stand for 5 minutes, adjust seasonings and serve.
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