Crackling Rice Vegetable Soup
Description
This International soup features cooked rice cakes deep-fried to a crisp, served over a savory broth made from dried soybeans, onion, and garlic. The hot soup is poured over the fried rice pieces, creating a delightful crackling sound and texture. It is a comforting dish perfect for cold days, offering aromatic, well-seasoned taste with sweet and indulgent flavor notes.Ingredients
Directions
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Prepare Rice Cakes: Work with cooked leftover rice that is slightly moist and sticky. If too dry, reheat with a sprinkling of water until sticky.
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Spread rice in a frying pan or pie tin, 1/2 inch thick. Pack rice into a firm cake; this is important to make sure the rice holds together.
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Place in oven on low heat and dry to a slightly brittle texture. Break into pieces.
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Ten minutes before combining with soup, deep-fry rice pieces until lightly brown.
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Strain, place in a soup tureen, and keep hot in the oven. Avoid holding fried pieces more than 10 minutes, as they tend to acquire a rancid taste and become overly dry.
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Prepare Vegetarian Soup: Wash, then soak soybeans overnight in enough water to cover.
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In a large soup pot, combine water, beans, onion, and garlic.
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Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer for 2 hours.
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Strain and reserve stock until ready to finish. Save 1/2 of the beans for the soup.
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To finish soup, combine strained stock, cooked soybeans, soy sauce, sherry, sesame oil, salt, and sugar.
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Peel carrot and make thin flower slices (or use a flower cutter); add to soup.
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Bring soup to just under the boil.
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Add MSG and snowpeas. Cook for 2 minutes.
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Serve: Seat your diners, place the soup tureen of freshly fried, hot rice pieces on the table, and pour hot soup over them.
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If rice and soup are very hot, the rice will sizzle and crackle to everyone's joy and amusement!
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4 servings
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 349kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 30.2g47%
- Saturated Fat 4.6g23%
- Sodium 72mg3%
- Total Carbohydrate 18g6%
- Dietary Fiber 0.5g2%
- Sugars 0.5g
- Protein 1.9g4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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