Chinese · Soup

Hot and Sour Vegetable Soup with Tofu

Name: Hot and Sour Vegetable Soup with Tofu
Total time: 33 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 960 ml water; 480 ml low-sodium vegetable broth; 2 tbsp fresh ginger, chopped; 2 tbsp hoisin sauce; 1½ tbsp low-sodium soy sauce, or to taste; 1 tbsp black bean sauce; 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 225 g broccoli florets, cut into bite-size pieces, or thawed frozen chopped broccoli; 230 g zucchini, 2 small, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced; 225 g shredded coleslaw mix; 225 g extra-firm tofu, cut into 1.25 cm cubes; 2 tbsp cilantro, finely chopped; ½ tsp Chinese chili paste, or to taste

A fragrant, light soup of ginger-spiked broth with broccoli, zucchini, cabbage and tofu, seasoned with hoisin, black bean sauce and sesame oil. Good as a starter for an Asian-style meal.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on25 min
Total33 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Broth

960 mlwater
480 mllow-sodium vegetable broth
2 tbspfresh ginger, chopped
2 tbsphoisin sauce
1½ tbsplow-sodium soy sauce, or to taste
1 tbspblack bean sauce
1 tbsptoasted sesame oil
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Vegetables

225 gbroccoli florets, cut into bite-size pieces, or thawed frozen chopped broccoli
230 gzucchini, 2 small, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
225 gshredded coleslaw mix
225 gextra-firm tofu, cut into 1.25 cm cubes

Finish

2 tbspcilantro, finely choppedoptional
½ tspChinese chili paste, or to tasteoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Sesame
Celery
Legumes (any)
Fava (broad) beans
Wheat
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Broccoli
Cabbage
Zucchini
Carrot
Ginger
Cilantro / coriander
Black and white pepper
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Leftovers-friendly
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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