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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Soup for Lunar New Year


Dumpling soup is traditionally served on Lunar New Year in many Asian countries. It’s such an easy soup to make that I make it whenever it’s cold and I want a quick and yummy soup. Trader Joe’s Thai dumplings are particularly flavorful so I do not recommend substituting another type of dumpling unless you are ready to add much more seasoning to the soup.

Serves 4-6 people a dinner-sized portion

Ingredients:

  • 2 containers Trader Joe’s Free Range Chicken Broth
  • 2 bags Trader Joe’s Thai shrimp or vegetable dumplings (I like using one of each)
  • 1 bag Trader Joe’s organic spinach
  • 4 scallions, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, crushed (optional)
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely minced (optional)
  • Trader Joe’s low-sodium soy sauce
  • Trader Joe’s toasted Asian sesame oil

Preparation:

  1. Empty broth into 4 quart pot, cover and bring to a boil.
  2. Add dumplings all at once, cover and return to a boil. Remove lid and lower heat to medium to gently boil dumplings. Do not vigorously boil or they will fall apart. Cook 7-8 minutes only.
  3. When dumplings are cooked, add bag of spinach, stir and cook about 1 minute just until spinach is wilted.
  4. Ladle dumpling soup into bowls and top with a heaping teaspoon of scallion or combine the scallion, sesame seeds and garlic in a small bowl and pass around as a topping. Pass around small bowls of soy sauce and toasted sesame oil for each person to season their bowls as desired.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love dumpling soup.
My mom use to make for me as a kid and now i want to make it for my kid. I will try it as soon as i get to trader joes!!!
Love that store.
thanks : )

Analiese said...

What a great memory for you and a great tradition to pass on to your child. Let me know how you and your child like it. Feel free to spice it up with some hot oil or Korean pepper. Taste it first though!