Move Over Chicken Noodle
scrappybadger February 1st, 2008
I’ve been sick with a cold this week. It has mostly given me a sore throat and made me feel run down. It’s the kind of cold that screams for soup, so when I saw a recipe for Hot and Sour Cabbage Soup at VeganYumYum I decided to try it. It was fabulous, and it soothed a 7 year craving for hot and sour soup. I hadn’t had any since becoming a vegetarian because it is nearly impossible to find it without chicken broth.
The best part is that the recipe is very flexible. I used red cabbage because that is the only thing the grocery store had. I also used one can of vegetarian broth in place of 2 cups of water. I didn’t blend the tomatoes, chopped the cabbage in not so little pieces, and used a regular block of tofu instead of the baked tofu that the original recipe calls for. You see, I have this problem following directions. That’s why I’m always appreciative of recipes that can handle substitutions. You can even add more water or veggie broth after the fact if you decide that the soup is too sour for your taste. I like it puckerific though.
The next time the wind is howling, and all you can think of is something warm, try this soup.
Here’s what mine looked like the next day. I like that deep purple color, though violet tofu is slightly disturbing. VeganYumYum’s picture is much nicer and looks more like the hot and sour soup you’d get in your neighborhood Chinese restaurant.
