Thursday, 18 July 2013

Refreshing Chinese Mustard (Gai Choy) Chicken Soup

This recipe is more towards a post about Pork Ribs with Chinese Mustard (Cai Choy) Soup which I had blogged earlier.  Besides that, Chinese Mustard is also very suitable for stir fry especially if you stir fried it with tofu.  It's very yummy too.  Chinese Mustard soup is very refreshing  and if you like ginger, just add extra ginger and I'm sure you would love this soup. 
Ingredients :
- 1/2 chicken (cut and blanched)
- 2 bunches of Chinese Mustard (cut)
- 2 carrots (cut into chunks)
- 4 thumbsized ginger (skin intact, halved and crushed)
- water enough for soup

Seasoning : (to taste)
- salt

Method :
1)  Boil enough water for the soup.  Add Chinese mustard, carrots and ginger into it.
2)  Once boiled, add chicken.  Let it boiled at high heat for about 15 minutes.
3)  Lower the heat and let it simmer for about 2 hours.
4)  Season with salt.
5) Serve hot.
Very refreshing soup especially during the current hot weather.
Do give this a try :)

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24 comments:

  1. Kimmy18 July 2013 at 15:29

    Hi Ivy, nice soup. Add some tamarind slices, dried chillies, salted sour plum and lemongrass, it's another kind of soup.

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    1. Ivysew18 July 2013 at 22:58

      Hi Kimmy, thanks so much for sharing your tips. Will do as per your advice.

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  2. Chef and Sommelier18 July 2013 at 19:14

    Hi Ivy! I love this soup because of 2 ingredients - Ginger and Chinese Mustard!

    Never thought of using chinese mustard in a soup, brilliant idea! I usually "stew" the vegetable with roast port and dried scallop, dried shrimp and mushroom! :D

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    1. Ivysew18 July 2013 at 23:01

      Hi Alvin, I do stew it with those ingredients you mentioned too. I love Chinese Mustard and it's yummy no matter how we prepare it. I like the bitter sweet flavour :)

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  3. ~~louise~~18 July 2013 at 20:31

    Love Mustard Greens, Ivy. This soup sounds like my kind of soup. Although, soup or any kind of food except maybe ice cream, is just not doing much for me in this heat!

    I think I'll save this for cooler times:)

    Thank you so much for sharing...

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    1. Ivysew18 July 2013 at 23:05

      Hi Louise, whenever I happened to see Mustard Greens, I would just grabbed it as it's not easy available here especially at this time of the year. However it's abundant at the end and beginning of the year. I cook this kind of soup especially during the humid weather as we believe it's cooling for the body. Do give this a try.

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  4. Blackswan19 July 2013 at 00:26

    Wow, your food shots make me drool! I'm a soup person, & would love to try this yummy dish. Thks for visiting Luxury Haven! Looking fwd to sharing our love for food!

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    1. Ivysew19 July 2013 at 11:09

      Hi Shirley, thanks for visiting my humble blog too. Have a nice weekend ahead :)

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  5. yummychunklet19 July 2013 at 07:14

    Love clear broth dishes!

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  6. PH19 July 2013 at 13:05

    Ivy, I love Chinese mustard! Especially stir fried with lots of garlic or the one cooked in hot sour soup. I must try your soup as I have not used Chinese mustard with chicken soup before.

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    1. Ivysew19 July 2013 at 17:07

      Phong Hong, I love Gai choy too. I usually like to boil soup with it when the weather is humid and hot but sometimes it's not easy to get it. Have a nice weekend, Phong Hong :)

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  7. Kit @ i-lostinausten19 July 2013 at 15:59

    This soup looks good & sounds like a great comfort food for a cold day. Bookmarking to try this recipe for the coming autumn / winter. Thanks for sharing this recipe! Have a lovely weekend , Ivy! ;)

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    1. Ivysew19 July 2013 at 17:08

      Thanks Kit and do enjoy your weekend with your loved ones :)

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  8. Unknown19 July 2013 at 16:29

    I love this soup very mush. yummy...

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  9. Unknown20 July 2013 at 09:32

    Hi Ivy, This refreshing soup of yours brought back childhood memories....my mum used to boil this mustard soup with pork ribs but without the carrots.:)

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    1. Ivysew20 July 2013 at 18:43

      Yes, Doris, my mum also boil with with pork ribs too. She would also add fresh tomatoes. I like it with carrots.

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  10. Kathy20 July 2013 at 20:39

    This soup looks delicious! Love how vibrant it looks with all those veggies.

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    1. Ivysew20 July 2013 at 22:37

      Thanks Kathy. Have a nice weekend with your loved ones :)

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  11. Zoe22 July 2013 at 12:46

    Hi Ivy,

    I think this soup is delicious too for cold wintery weather. Looking at your delicious soup does make me feel a little "warmer".

    Zoe

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  12. Ivysew22 July 2013 at 13:16

    Hi Zoe, oh yes. Give this a try and you will love it.
    Add more ginger during the winter.

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  13. mui mui31 July 2013 at 13:32

    Hi Ivy,
    My family loves soup. Every meal I had to prepare a soup and sometimes am runing out of idea what soup to cook.. : p
    Your soup looks very comforting and I like it is easy to prepare.
    mui

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    1. Ivysew31 July 2013 at 21:54

      My family loves soup too. We can have one pot meal soup too. No problem for us.

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