Asian-style chicken soup

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 4 cups salt-reduced chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 small red chillies, thinly sliced
• 2 carrots, peeled,
• cut into short, thin sticks
• 100g fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 150g snow peas, shredded lengthways
• 1 barbecued chicken, skin and bones removed, meat shredded
• 1/2 Chinese cabbage, finely shredded (see note)
• 1 bunch coriander, leaves picked

• Method

  1. Combine stock, 2 cups water, soy sauce and chillies in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer.
  2. Add carrots, mushrooms, snow peas and chicken to pan. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 2 minutes. Add cabbage and cook for 1 minute or until cabbage wilts.
  3. Stir half the coriander into soup. Divide soup between bowls. Top with remaining coriander and serve.

  Notes

  • Note: Half a Chinese cabbage will give you 3 cups shredded cabbage.