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Winter is the perfect time for an array of leafy greens like kale, Swiss chard, collard greens, and cabbage - all tasty, easy to eat, and comforting.
1. Sweet cabbage soup with shrimp
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch of sweet cabbage
- 100g shrimp
- Salt, seasoning powder, or sugar
- 1 small piece of ginger, a few scallions
Instructions:
- After washing the cabbage thoroughly, let it drain in a colander. Cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Peel the shrimp, remove the black vein, and roughly chop. Marinate the shrimp with half a teaspoon of salt.
- Peel the ginger, slice into thin strips.
- Heat two small spoons of cooking oil until hot, then add the ginger and scallions and stir-fry until fragrant.
- Quickly add the roughly chopped shrimp and stir-fry until cooked. Pour about two bowls of cold water, bring to a boil.
- When the water boils, add the cabbage, season with a small spoonful of salt, a little sugar or seasoning powder. Adjust the seasoning according to your taste, simmer until the cabbage is tender, then turn off the heat and serve hot.
The natural sweetness of the shrimp, cooked with vegetables, with a hint of fragrant ginger.
2. Green Kale Soup with Mackerel Fish
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch of green kale
- 200g mackerel fish
- Ginger sliced, seasoning.
Method:
- Marinate the mackerel fish in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of seasoning powder and 1/2 tablespoon of ground pepper, mix well to make the fish firm without being mushy.
- Place a pot of water on the stove, when the water boils gently, add each spoonful of mackerel fish into the pot.
- Bring water to a boil, add the green kale and cook over high heat, season to taste, then turn off the heat, and add ginger slices.
When you have a cold, eating this soup will help you regain energy quickly because green kale has a bitter taste and ginger has a warming effect to relieve cold symptoms.
3. Spinach and Rib Soup
Ingredients:
- 150g tender pork ribs
- 200g bok choy
- 1 medium-sized carrot
- Salt, seasoning powder, good fish sauce.
Instructions:
- Cut the tender pork ribs into small bite-sized pieces.
- Cut the bok choy into short segments.
- Cut the carrot into chunks.
First, pour 1 liter of cold water into a pot and place it on the stove. Bring it to a boil, then add the pork ribs. Once the water begins to boil again, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the ribs are tender. Skim off any foam to clarify the broth. Season the ribs with about 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of seasoning powder.
When the ribs are tender, add the carrots and cook for about 5-7 minutes until the carrots are just tender.
Finally, add the bok choy and cook for 1-2 minutes until the vegetables are just tender. Adjust the seasoning with a little fish sauce to taste.
The combination of tender pork ribs and carrots, along with the vibrant green of the bok choy, will bring a delicious dish to your family table.
4. Bok Choy Soup with Meatballs
Ingredients:
- 150g ground pork
- 75g fresh shrimp
- 1 packet of small rice noodles
- 1/2 head of bok choy
- 1/2 carrot, sliced
- Green onions, cilantro
- Seasonings: minced garlic, fish sauce, pepper, sugar, cooking oil, and seasoning powder.
Instructions:
- Peel and julienne the carrot. Clean and cut the bok choy into chunks. Soak the rice noodles until softened.
- Peel and devein the shrimp, rinse thoroughly, drain, and finely chop.
5. Savory Cabbage Rolls with Minced Meat
Ingredients:
- 200g ground pork
- 2 bulbs of shallots
- Pepper, salt, seasoning powder
- 4 - 5 large cabbage leaves
- 4 stalks of spring onions.
Method:
- Peel and finely chop shallots, mix with minced meat, season the meat with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, pepper, and a little seasoning powder.
- Wash the cabbage thoroughly, cut the cabbage leaves in half, remove the tough stem.
- Blanch the cabbage leaves and spring onions briefly in boiling water until tender.
- Arrange cabbage leaves on a plate, spoon a small amount of minced meat into the center of each leaf, wrap them up, secure with a piece of spring onion stem.
- Simmer cabbage rolls stuffed with meat in broth for about half an hour until tender. Season the soup with 1 small teaspoon of salt, a little seasoning powder, adjust the seasoning according to your taste.
- Serve the tender cabbage rolls in a bowl, garnish with finely chopped spring onions on the surface of the soup bowl.
The sweet flavor of cabbage blends with the sweetness of minced pork, making the soup even more enticing.
6. Cabbage Soup with Beef
Ingredients:
- 1/4 head of cabbage
- 200g beef
- Salt, fish sauce, black pepper, several stalks of spring onions, coriander, seasoning powder, garlic.
Method:
- Clean the beef, slice into bite-sized pieces, marinate with a small spoon of salt, half a spoon of cooking oil, a pinch of black pepper, and crushed garlic in a bowl, mix well, marinate for about 15 minutes.
- Wash the cabbage thoroughly, chop finely.
- Clean and chop the spring onions and coriander finely.
- Heat up cooking oil, sauté garlic until fragrant, add beef and stir-fry until cooked, then transfer the beef to a separate bowl.
- In the same pot, add about two bowls of cold water, bring to a boil, then add cabbage and cook together, season to taste, simmer until the cabbage is cooked to your liking, then add the beef from step 4, bring to a boil again, adjust seasoning according to your taste.
- Turn off the heat, add spring onions and coriander to the soup pot, ladle the soup into a large bowl to serve as a soup dish with rice.
The soup bowl combines the sweetness of cabbage and the aroma of beef, cooked quickly yet nutritious enough.
7. Watercress Soup with Freshwater Fish
Ingredients:
- Nowadays, in supermarkets, there are freshwater fish fillets and bones finely ground for convenient cooking.
- Use fresh watercress, cut into bite-sized pieces, wash thoroughly and drain.
- Fresh ginger, equivalent to 2 fingers, finely minced
- Rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon
- Soup powder, seasoning powder.
Method:
- Thaw the bag of fish so that you can separate the fillets for frying and the bag containing crushed bones remains firm.
- Bring water to a boil, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar, 1/2 small minced ginger, soup powder.
- Bring the water to a boil again, then add the fish. When the water boils again, add the vegetables. Cook over high heat until the vegetables are soft, then add the remaining ginger to the soup pot, season to taste and serve. This dish is best served hot.
Vegetable and fish soup A simple dish that is not overwhelming yet easy to make, will bring your family a delicious and calcium-enriched meal.
Enjoy your meal!
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