Tag: noodle

Wasabi Chicken Noodle Soup

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Mirepoix: red onion, celery, carrot. Chicken, eggplant, macaroni noodle, red bell pepper, garlic, fresh basil, wasabi powder.

Wasabi in chicken soup? Heck yeah!

Just a note: I’ve been sweating the mirepoix in coconut oil for the past half year or so. Certainly olive oil, bacon fat, butter, or other fats work great.

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Lotus Ginger Chicken Soup

Mirepoix: Onion, celery, bell pepper. Lotus root, chicken, eggplant, various types of shrooms, rice thread noodle, bonito flakes, vinegar, salt, sugar, diced fresh ginger, basil, lime leaf, Japanese curry nabe mix, corn starch.

Martin goes to Asia on this New Year’s Day soup. I love the use of bonito flakes.

“The lotus flower blooms most beautifully from the deepest and thickest mud.” Buddhist proverb

Chiyonofuji’s Ham Noodle Soup

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Mirepoix: yellow red and white onion, carrot, yellow bell pepper. Ham, kale, pancit (Filipino noodles), chanko nabe soy soup base, tamari, garlic, instant miso soup mix.

Martin was busy this Christmas morn, so I made two hammy soups.

Chiyonofuji was a grand champion sumo wrestler who, in addition to winning countless tournaments, served as the cook for his stable of wrestlers. Often he’d make chanko nabe, this crazy medly that sumo wrestlers are keen to eat, due to the heavy protein content. Although mine isn’t nabe, it’s got a good nabe base. 美味い!

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Honey Mustard and Ginger Chicken Noodle Soup

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Mirepoix: yellow onion, red bell pepper, celery. Chicken thigh, freshly grated ginger, corn, mini-elbow macaroni, milk, honey mustard, parsley.

“Any administration foolish enough to call ketchup a vegetable cannot be expected to cut the honey mustard.” John Glenn, misquoted.

Greek Ham Shroom Noodle and Corn Soup

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Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, red bell pepper, carrot, garlic. Ham, Greek yogurt, mushroom, potato, corn, whole wheat penne, apple, more onions, okra, more carrots, cumin, rice wine vinegar, fresh basil, chive.

Martin’ Hellenistic adventure. I love the use of okra.

We owe so much to Greek philosophy:

Mexi-Filipino Ham Noodle Soup

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Standard mirepoix. Ham, pancit noodles, zucchini, Brussels sprouts, verde salsa, pico de gallo, garlic, cinnamon.

In previous posts I said I used fresh ramen, but today Lita, a volunteer from the Philippines, explained that they were pancit, filipino noodles. Most excellent to find this out.

“Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.” Douglas MacArthur

Hot and Sour Chicken Noodle Soup

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Chicken, corn, zucchini, egg noodle, poblano pepper, ginger, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, lime juice, sambal oelek, fish sauce.

Fun mix of Asia and the Occident. Funny how that word isn’t used anymore. Languages change. The Ukraine is now Ukraine, while Gambia is now The Gambia.

“‘Meow’ means ‘woof’ in cat.” George Carlin

Oyster Turkey Noodle Soup

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Standard mirepoix plus fennel. Ground Turkey, trumpet royale mushroom, maitake frondosa mushroom, crimini mushroom, rice noodle, oyster sauce, teriyaki sauce, ginger, garlic, sugar, sesame oil, lime juice

“I live absolutely like an oyster.” Gustave Flaubert. I guess he’s making pearls.

Chipotle Pineapple Chicken Ramen

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Standard mirepoix. Chicken, roasted red pepper, zucchini, garlic, Frontera chipotle pineapple marinade, fresh ramen, pineapple.

Mirepoix sweated in ghee.

We’re so used to dry ramen, you know, the staple of every drunk dorm dweller. Having it fresh was totally cool.

Had a fun little cross-border vibe.

“Hell, when I was growing up, I could make a meal out of a package of Top Ramen and a bottle of Windex.” Coolio

Orange Chicken Ramen

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Mirepoix: Red onion, celery, carrot, red bell pepper. Chicken thigh and breast, turnip, poblano pepper, bunapi mushroom, nori seaweed, ramen, honey, orange juice, lemon juice, garlic.

So fun to work with nori.

“First, observe the whole bowl. Appreciate the gestalt. Savor the aromas..seaweed slowly sinking.” Old man in Tampopo.

Made 6/19/19

Turkey Asparagus Macaroni Soup

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Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot. Turkey, asparagus, macaroni, diced tomatoes, tomato vodka sauce, marinara sauce, tomato sauce, fish sauce, Italian seasoning, fresh basil, garlic, parsley, cinnamon, honey.

“He stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni”. Whatever that means.

Fairly tame, but the addition of cinnamon and honey gave it a fun undertone.

Speaking of Undertones:

Tahini Beef and Noodle Soup

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Mirepoix: red, yellow, and white onion, carrot, green bell pepper. Beef, broccoli, asparagus, egg noodle, tahini, lime leaf, minced garlic, curry powder, lime juice, glace de poulet, sugar.

Made by Martin.

Abandon hope all ye who enter here. Truly a great, savory, thick soup with unexpected flavors. This bastard is making better soups than me.

Made 5/8/19

Pepperoni, Spinach Noodle, and Pear Soup

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Mirepoix: leek, yellow onion, orange and red bell pepper, celery, funky-colored carrot. Zucchini, salumeria pepperoni salsiccia, pear, spinach noodles, minced garlic, basil, ginger, parsley flakes.

Chinese spinach noodles–had to use them. Still unsure if dry, hard Italian sausage is a great thing to put in a soup, but it was the protein available, so in it went.

Made 4/30/19

Vegetable Noodle Soup with Ginger (新生姜の甘酢漬け)

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Mirepoix: yellow and red onion, red and green bell pepper. Cauliflower, zucchini, penne, green onion, fish sauce, sushi ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes.

Gari, ie sushi ginger, was there on the ingredient shelf. So in it went, added to the mirepoix and pureed. It contributed both acid and ginger flavor. Clients liked it.

An old pond. A frog jumps in. The sound of water.

Made 3/26/19

Ginger Teriyaki Ramen Soup

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Mirepoix: red onion, orange and green bell pepper, carrot. Sushi ginger, zucchini, morel mushrooms, celery, extra carrot, portobello mushroom, ramen noodles, teriyaki marinade, ginger, garlic, Better Than Bouillon, sugar, chive.

We’ve received a buttload of teriyaki sauce, so figured should make something of it. And I love ramen.

Made 4/2/19

Imelda’s Vegetable Noodle Soup

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Mirepoix: red onion, celery, red and green bell pepper, roasted zucchini, cauliflower, noodles, penne, Mama Sita’s Palabok Oriental Gravy Mix, red pepper flakes, garlic, fried onion.

Palabok (I learned later) is a Filipino (hence the reference to the shoe lady) noodle dish with a shrimp-based sauce. I had no idea, but it looked interesting. So in it went.

Made 3/20/19

Greens and German Egg Noodle Soup

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Mirepoix: red onion, red and green pepper. Collard greens, corn, cauliflower, spaetzle (German egg noodles), lime juice, worcestershire sauce.

Don’t see collards too often, so of course in they went.

The noodles almost look like tripe. Man, that would be a fun ingredient to use, wouldn’t it?