Clear Soup with Spinach and Tofu

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Clear Soup with Spinach and Tofu

 

Recipe By :Real Vegetarian Thai - Nancie McDermott

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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4 cups vegetable stock

8 ounces firm tofu -- cut into 1-inch chunks

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon sugar

A handful of small spinach leaves -- stemmed and left

whole,or large leaves torn into big bite-sized pieces

3 green onions -- thinly sliced crosswise

salt to taste

2 tablespoons Crispy Garlic in Oil

 

This is the classic gaeng jeute, or " plain soup. " Despite the usual Thai

affection for over-the-top flavors, a bland soup is often welcomed as a soothing

foil to the appealing cacophony of seasonings found in a tradiitional Thai meal.

In upcountry kitchens, Thai families keep alive the Chinese culinary legacy of

serving souop as the sole beverage accompanying each meal. While many

city-dwelling Thais have taken up the Western practice of sipping a cool

beverage throughout the meal, the love of soup remains, and the question that

arises when putting a Thai menu together is not whether to serve soup, but which

soup to serve. Choose this one when you want satisfaction, simple and swift.

Serve with rice and pass a little hot sauce around if your guests crave a little

drama.

In a saucepan, bring the stock to a gentle boil over medium heat. Add the tofu,

pepper, soy sauce, and sugar and simmer until the tofu is heated through, about

2 minutes. Stir in the spinach and green onions and remove from the heat.

Taste and add a little salt, if you like. Transfer to a serving bowl and top

with the Crispy Garlic in Oil.

 

 

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Per serving: 212 Calories (kcal); 6g Total Fat; (26% calories from fat); 11g

Protein; 29g Carbohydrate; 2mg Cholesterol; 1675mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0