A cloudy cool day made me hungry for a fresh bowl of soup. I had to look and see what was in the fridge, cabinets and garden and come up with something warm and healthy. Tofu Soup sounded delicious, but I decided to add some of my bitter melon leaves from the garden for the flavor.
Bitter Melon by itself is quite healthy for you. It can aid in managing blood and cholesterol levels as wells as being high in magnesium and potassium. We add the leaves as well to the soup. The young bitter melon leave is actually a little sweet and not bitter like the melon itself. Only used the melon leave for this recipe.
So today we share a recipe and step by step instructions to follow and of course you can certainly add more ingredients to suit your taste :-)
I enjoy a simple tasteful broth for my soup, not too spicy and a small mix of veggies to add some nutrients and make it healthy as well.
Taking some ingredients from the garden is always good.
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Ingredients for 2 peple
- 3 cups of water or chicken broth
- 1 green onion
- 3 coriander stems
- 5-10 slices carrot
- 1 stalk of celery
- 1/2 Teaspoon of salt
- 1 cup young bitter melon leaves or Chinese bitter gourd
How to
- Boil 3 cups of water of chicken broth add salt
- Add celery, carrot, tofu cook to boil and turn the heat on low
- And than add all vegetables to cook for about 1 minutes and remove from the stove
- Ready to serve ,can be served with white rice or rice noodle
I recommend to add fried garlic and white pepper.
Thank you for reading my recipe...Bon Appetit!