Soup

Tomato soup

The smoothest tomato soup you can make at home. With the purest flavors too. How to make it? Start with a good base and use vegetable stock instead of the usual chicken broth. No cream? Nope. This is as rustic as it gets.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 4 people

Mushroom miso egg drop soup

A recipe that combines two favorites. Scallions and white shimeji mushrooms are sauteed in sesame seed oil, dashi and miso paste are added then beaten eggs are drizzled and stirred in.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 4 people

Chicken sinigang

Sinigang, the Filipino vegetable soup with sour broth, has mostly been associated with pork, fish and shrimp. But did you know that chicken sinigang is just as wonderful?

Cook time: 1

Servings: 4 people

Pork ribs and vegetable soup (nilagang tadyang ng baboy)

Boiled pork ribs, sweet corn, bok choy, potatoes and squash make a chunky soup that, in the Philippines, it is eaten as a main course with rice. Best enjoyed with a mixture of fish sauce and calamansi juice for dipping.

Cook time: 1 30

Servings: 4 people

Broccoli and carrot chowder

If you’re not a fan of soup with clear broth, you’ll love chowder. It’s thick and creamy, and there are so many wonderful herbs and spices that you can add to it.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people