Thai Beef Soup - HCG Phase 2

Submitted by Coffee Criss

"Lots of flavor, you can serve this soup at any time (even when not following HCG diet protocol). Counts for 1 protein and 1 vegetable. Taken from The HCG Diet Cookbook Gourmet Success."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 2 cups low sodium beef broth or 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 tablespoon Braggs liquid aminos
• 1⁄8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon green onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
• 1 bay leaf
• 100 g beef, thinly sliced
• 3⁄4 cup green cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 dash sea salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 4 drops stevia
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced

directions

1. Heat broth. Add Bragg's, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, green onion, garlic, ginger and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add beef and cabbage. Cook for 20-30 minutes until cabbage has softened.
4. Add salt, pepper and Stevia to taste.
5. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Reviews

[Beach B.]

This was very good and flavorful! I wanted to give up on my diet until came across this recipe. I used 1/4 chopped onion and ground beef. Didn't have beef broth and just used plain water but this still came out great. Doesn't taste like diet food :) Thanks for this!

 

[teresas]

Delicious! Even hubby who's not on the diet took a taste and said...now that has some flavor...I did double the red pepper flakes...I love the heat...this made enough that I had about 1/3 left over that I couldn't finish eating...that doesn't happen often on the diet...this is a keeper and will be made again...next time I'm going to have some cilantro available...=)

 

[cynthia_yackel]

Loved this recipe; just enough heat to make it interesting. I used ground beef but otherwise made it as printed. Thanks for the great recipe.