Chinese Stock and Soups Recipes - Cabbage Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 60 ml/4 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2 onions, chopped

• 100 g/4 oz lean pork, cut into strips

• 225 g/8 oz Chinese cabbage, shredded

• 10 ml/2 tsp sugar

• 1.2 l/2 pts/5 cups chicken stock

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• salt and pepper

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the onions and pork until lightly browned. Add the cabbage and sugar and stir-fry for 5 minutes.

2. Add the stock and soy sauce and season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes.

3. Mix the corn-flour with a little water, stir it into the soup and simmer, stirring, until the soup thickens and clears.