How To Make A Vegetarian Noodle Soup

By Deborah Kennedy


Sometimes it is hard for those people that are following a strict diet to enjoy their food. They only have limited choices when it comes to the dishes they could eat because basically almost all foods out there are unhealthy. Sometimes, they would also crave for other dish but are unable to eat it because they think that consuming foods that are not so healthy may cause something bad for their health. But, when vegetarian pho recipes are introduced all over the internet, it has never been the same.

Apparently, pho is a Vietnamese noodle recipe but there were twists on it. For those that are vegetarian, it is a great news because this recipe is purely out of veggies. Now, there are means of eating exciting foods without being afraid whether or not it is unhealthy.

This dish may take some time to be cooked but once all are settled, it is pretty much worth it to dig in. When deciding to try cooking this recipe at home, all the ingredients should be prepared first and foremost. Vegetable stock, ground ginger, cinnamon sticks, onion, garlic, anise and soy sauce are just some of its ingredient. In making the soup, these are the ingredients, rice noodle that are thin, scallions, lime, mushrooms, basil leaves and pepper.

Just by reading all those list, one can deduce how healthy this food is. Anyway, once all the ingredients are gathered, slice them into pieces. Make sure to wash each ingredients to ensure it is cleaned before cooking.

Once done, proceed with the creation of the broth. To do that, put the vegetable stocks, onion, soy sauce, ginger, anise, bay leaves and cinnamon into a large pot. Add enough amount of water in it and boil it down. Once the soup has boiled on a maximum point, reduce its heat and then cover it. Let it simmer for more or less forty minutes. This would create the flavors on boiling broth.

After about forty minutes or more of simmering, remove all solids on the soup and keep it warm while setting it aside. Now, focus on the noodles, boil it for not more than ten minutes, then drain and rinse. Divide the entire noodle into a serving that is preferred.

Now, heat an oil on a big skillet, the heat should be above medium. Put the tofu and fry it till both sides turns brown. Simmer the fried tofu with the mushroom in the broth that was made a while ago. Do this for five minutes, then top the scallions afterwards.

Once everything are all set, the noodle can now be added on the broth and decorated with few garnish. Serve the noodle with the lime, bean sprout as well as the pepper. The basil should be placed alongside the bowl.

The nutrition facts of this dish is quite interesting, it has over four hundred calories and without cholesterol. Its protein is sixteen grams and has a carbs of seventy seven grams. Pretty much acceptable for the health conscious.




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