Soup

Korean dumpling (mandu) soup

Round dumpling wrappers are stuffed with ground pork, cabbage, carrot, scallions and kimchi, and steamed. The cooked dumplings are dropped into bowls, hot broth is poured in and the soup is garnished with thinly sliced fried eggs and scallions.

Keyword: Dumplings

Cook time: 25

Servings: 8 people

Chicken, sotanghon and vegetable soup

Cut the cooking time of this traditional Filipino chicken noodle soup by combining pre-made bone broth and chicken fillets instead of simmering a whole chicken. Prep time is 10 minutes; cooking time is 15 minutes.

Keyword: Chicken fillet

Cook time: 15

Servings: 2 people

Clam soup with ginger and scallions

Ginger (spicy) and coconut water (sweet) blend together to make the broth for this simple and comforting dish.

Keyword: Cooked with coconut

Cook time: 10

Servings: 4 people

Sopas (Filipino creamy chicken macaroni soup)

Browned bacon, ham, carrot, celery, cabbage, macaroni and chopped cooked chicken simmer together in a broth enriched with milk.

Keyword: Chicken and vegetable soup

Cook time: 45

Servings: 10 people

Clam Chowder

Shucked clams, carrot, potato, celery, onion and heavy cream make a scrumptious pot of soup.

Keyword: Seafood and vegetable soup

Cook time: 40

Servings: 4 people

Salmon, papaya and moringa (malunggay) leaves soup

Salmon collar and strips of belly are simmered with semi-ripe papaya and moringa leaves in a broth flavored with shallots, lemongrass, galangal, garlic and fish sauce.

Keyword: Salmon, Seafood and vegetable soup

Cook time: 30

Servings: 4 people

Kimchi soup with fish cake (odeng) and sweet potato

A dish cooked during the COVID lockdown, the seasoning powder from a pack of instant ramen (which we often discard) was used to make the broth.

Keyword: Cooked with kimchi, Seafood and vegetable soup

Cook time: 10

Servings: 2 people

Corn and potato soup

Made with salvaged broth in which beef (ox) tongue slow cooked for six hours, all I had to do was simmer the corn and potatoes in the broth, then process everything with an immersion blender.

Keyword: Vegetable soup

Cook time: 30

Servings: 4 people

Slow cooker beef (ox) tripe, beans and sausage soup

Dried beans, beef tripe, onion, garlic, salt, pepper and bay leaves simmered in the slow cooker overnight. The next day, they were added to sauteed vegetables and sausages for a chunky and filling soup.

Keyword: Beef and vegetable soup, Beef tripe, Organ meat, Slow cooker

Cook time: 10 40

Servings: 4 people

Chicken, egg and celery soup

Thinly sliced celery and scallions are sauteed in butter and simmered in bone broth with scrambled eggs and chicken fillets.

Keyword: Chicken fillet, Chicken soup

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people

Salmon head soup with lemongrass and ginger

Lemongrass, ginger, scallions, garlic and tomatoes are sauteed to make the base for the broth. Lime juice is stirred in towards the end of cooking time.

Keyword: Fish head, Salmon, Seafood and vegetable soup

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people

Pork, lemongrass, chili and tomato soup

Inspired by two Thai soups, this meat and vegetable soup is citrusy, tangy and salty with heat from ginger and finger chilies.

Keyword: Pork and vegetable soup

Cook time: 1 10

Servings: 4 people