Soup

Narutomaki and mushroom miso soup

A blend of fresh, dried and fermented ingredients, this soup is cooked with fresh cabbage and tomatoes, dried wakame and narutomaki, and fermented soy beans in the form of miso paste.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 6 people

Gingered chicken, shiitake and bok choy soup

Oh, the utter simplicity of making this Japanese-style chicken, mushroom and vegetable soup… No sauteing, no spice base. This soup is about clean flavor.

Cook time: 30

Servings: 4 people

Shrimp miso soup

Cooked with fresh shrimps and half a packet of dried shiitake, wakame, turnip and carrot from Osaka, this soup makes a lovely side dish or snack.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 6 people

Chicken binakol

A rustic Filipino soup cooked by simmering chicken, ginger, shallots, garlic and lemongrass in coconut water seasoned with fish sauce. Tender coconut meat and spinach complete the dish.

Cook time: 1

Servings: 6 people

A variant of the iconic Filipino sour soup, sinigang na buntot ng baka, or oxtail sinigang, is not as common as its pork tail sibling. It takes much longer to tenderize oxtail but waiting is worth it.

Cook time: 8 30

Servings: 4 people

Thai cabbage rolls

Pork and shrimp stuffed cabbage rolls are simmered in bone broth flavored with lemongrass, garlic, galangal, chilies and freshly squeezed lime juice. Delightfully refreshing! And filling too.

Cook time: 40

Servings: 4 people

Slow cooker bone marrow soup

With meagre meat and only scallions for greens, this slow cooker bone marrow soup is essentially bone broth served with the bone so that the marrow can be scooped out with a spoon for optimal experience.

Cook time: 12

Servings: 3 people

Salmon belly sinigang

A mixed vegetable soup with sour broth, sinigang encompasses an array of dishes that may contain meat or seafood. The souring agent may be tamarind extract, young kamias (bilimbi), green mango or guava. In this sinigang recipe, salmon belly is cooked with vegetables and kamias.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people