Soup

Sinigang na kanduli sa miso

Traditionally served as a main dish (accompanied by rice), this catfish and miso sour soup is cooked with tamarind juice, yellow miso and mustard greens.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 6 people

Bok choy and mushroom egg drop soup

If you have ready-to-use flavorful and well-seasoned broth, the only prep work here is slicing the mushrooms, cutting the bok choy stalks and beating the eggs. Cook time is a mere 15 minutes.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 4 people

Tofu and tomato egg drop soup

Easy to make with easily accessible (and inexpensive) ingredients, it's fast enough to cook in bulk and serve to a crowd.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 6 people

Pork, tofu and dumpling soup

Here is a hearty soup that I cooked in the two-liter rice cooker and steamer basket that came with it.

Cook time: 18

Servings: 4 people

Vietnamese-style sweet sour salmon soup

Inspired by canh chua, Vietnamese sweet and sour soup, the flavor of the broth comes from the combination of sour tamarind juice and chunks of sweet ripe pineapple.

Cook time: 30

Servings: 4 people