Saturday, January 26, 2008

Vegetarian Hot Pot

Since it's so cold here this week, I thought a yummy soup would be good! We tried Vegetarian Hot Pot from Eating Well Mag.

While the vegetable broth simmered with garlic and ginger chunks (these were strained out later)...

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I got all the vegetables ready. Bok Choy...guess I should have turned it to the prettier side!

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This recipe cooked the stems first and then added the greens later, so they had to be separated.

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Well, I guess I actually chopped the veggies before I started simmering the broth, b/c there is the garlic and ginger! Oh well, I don't have 5 assistants like Rachael Ray! Just two little monkeys duking it out in the living room, so I'm also a referee while I'm trying to cook!

This recipe called for Shitakes. I just love how they smell when you chop them.

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Sauteeing the bok choy stems, shitakes, and red pepper flakes...

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All the ingredients simmering together. I used plain Whole Wheat noodles for this instead of the Asian noodles it called for, and I liked that better.

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I served with one of my very favorites...Spicy Asian Slaw. Can't remember if I've posted about that one before.

I thought this soup was very good, but not "knock-your-socks-off good."

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Leo tried shitakes and tofu for the first time and said they were good! A small victory.

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