Several of my friends seem to be getting sick this time of year, and when they tell me so, I always direct them to this Hot & Sour Ginger Soup recipe that I swear by, passed on to me from my friend Colleen—it’s really tasty and ready in under 15 minutes!
Ginger is really great for fighting off colds and has amazing immune-boosting properties that help your body get better. I always make this at the slightest signs that I may be getting sick. (In fact, I even made a batch this morning!) Have a bowl or two of this and you’ll be good as new before you know it!
Ingredients:
Directions:
Add oil to medium soup pot heated to medium heat. Add mushrooms and ginger and saute 1-2 minutes. Add noodles, pepper, and stock and bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes or however long it takes to cook the noodles to el dente if you’re using them. Add rice vinegar, Braggs, and snow peas and tofu and let sit on low heat for another 5 minutes.
Colleen put the noodles and tofu down as optional – she finds that using both turns this more into a stew than a soup, which she doesn’t like as much, but personally, I prefer it with ‘em.
(Korean Red) Ginseng is also particularly potent, so I’d recommend getting some of that into your system as well.
Also, simply brew some satisfying salabat ginger tea (one of my favourites!).
