• Chicken Soup

    Vegetables that could be added to soup: Diced green papayas Marungay leaves Bittermelon leaves or fruit Chili pepper shoots and tender leaves Bitter melon and egg plant Bamboo shoots Fern shoots 1 stewing chicken or fryer (cut up in small pieces) 1 thumbsize ginger, mashed Salt to taste 1 tbsp. bagoong (optional) MSG 4-5 cups…

  • Japanese Chicken Soup

    1 lb. chicken wings 6 cups water (use part of this to soak mushrooms) 1/2 cup carrots, diced 6 sato imo (araimo) 5” dashi konbu 5 dried mushroom (soaked in part of water) 1/2 cup green onions cut into 1/2” pieces 1-1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. sugar 1 tbsp. shoyu 2 tbsp. sake 1/4 tsp….

  • Vegetable-Burger Soup

    1/2 lb. ground beef 1 1-lb. can stewed tomatoes 1 8-oz. can tomato sauce 2 cups water 1 10-oz. pkg. frozen mixed vegetables 1/2 envelope dry onion soup mix 1 tsp. sugar Lightly brown ground beef; drain off excess fat. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, frozen vegetables, onion soup mix and sugar; bring to…

  • Cream of Papaya Soup

    1 cup ripe papaya 2 bay leaves 1 onion, sliced White sauce 2 tbsp. butter or margarine 2 cups water 2 tbsp. flour 1/2 cup evaporated milk – add water to make 2/3 cup 1/2 tsp. salt; A pinch of pepper Boil papaya in bay leaves, water and onion, 10 minutes. Pass through a sieve…

  • Miso Soup with Tofu

    1 cup iriko or dried shrimp 6 cups water 3/4 cup miso 3/4 cube tofu 3/8 cup green onions Wash the iriko, add the water, bring to boiling point and let simmer for 15 minutes. Discard the iriko. Put the miso in a bamboo strainer, add iriko stock a little at a time, and stir…

  • Chinese Corn Soup

    2 tbsp. corn oil 1/2 cup minced onions 1 clove garlic, minced 6 cups chicken broth 1-1/2 cups corn kernels, fresh, frozen or canned 1/2 tsp. sugar 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp. powdered ginger 1 tbsp. cornstarch 2 tbsp. soy sauce 2 tbsp. water 2 eggs 2 green onions, thinly sliced Heat…

  • Breadfruit Chowder

    5 strips of thin bacon 1/3 cup sliced onion 3 cup diced raw green breadfruit 1/2 cup diced raw carrots 2 tsp. salt 3 cup boiling water 1-1/3 cup whole milk Dash of black pepper Cut bacon in small pieces and fry until light brown. Add onion and cook until light brown. Add vegetables, pepper…

  • Beef and Pineapple Soup

    Fresh or unsweetened pineapple makes a wonderful vegetable 1/2 lb. beef (sirloin or chuck blade roast) 2 stalks green onion 1/4 fresh pineapple Substitute: small can of dietary or other unsweetened pineapple 1 tbsp. cooking oil 4 cups water 1 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. fish sauce 1 onion Dash of monosodium glutamate Dash of black…