Oriental Beef and Vegetable Soup

Oriental Beef and Vegetable Soup

A soup with vegetables, thin slices of beef and rice sticks in a chicken broth.

This soup, a meal in itself and inspired by the famous Vietnamese Pho soup, is ideal to use up leftovers from a Chinese fondue.

2 servings
Preparation 10 min / Cooking 10 min
$2.72 per serving / $2.31 with specials
400 calories per serving 
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Ingredients

1/2 tbsp canola oil 8 mL
1/2 shallots, finely chopped   20 g
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tbsp gingerroot, grated   7 g
1/2 dried chili peppers, minced   0.4 g
2 cups chicken broth 500 mL
1 cup water   250 mL
1 tbsp fish sauce (nam pla)   15 mL
  salt to taste    
  ground pepper to taste    
160 g beef for Chinese fondue  
80 g rice sticks
1 carrots, grated 100 g
1 green onions/scallions, thinly sliced 15 g
4 button (white) mushrooms, thinly sliced 55 g
1 1/2 cup soybean sprouts 100 g

Before you start

Individual 500 ml (2 cups) serving bowls are needed.

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the shallot, then sauté 2-3 min. Add the garlic, ginger and chili pepper. Sauté 3 min with stirring. Pour in the broth and water, then add the fish sauce and a little salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer a few minutes. Adjust the seasoning. Add the meat slices, warm up the meat broth 1 min, then take the saucepan off the heat.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the rice sticks for about 4 min in a large pot of salted boiling water. Drain in a colander, then rinse and drain again. Set aside.
  3. Prepare the vegetables: Grate the carrots, then thinly slice the green onions and mushrooms. Portion out the vegetables into individual serving bowls. Add the soybean sprouts and cooked rice sticks. Pour in the hot broth and serve.

Servings of Canada's Food Guide

1 serving of this recipe is equivalent to:

Vegetables and Fruit: servings
Grain Products: serving
Milk and Alternatives: 0 serving
Meat and Alternatives: ¾ serving

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Claims

Free :
Added Sugar
Source of :
Calcium, Fibre, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E
Good source of :
Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6
Excellent source of :
Copper, Folacin, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Niacin, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2, Vitamin K, Zinc

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Nutrition Facts Table

Nutrition Facts

per 1 serving (540g)

Amount

% DV*

* DV = Daily Value

Calories

400

Fat

11 g

17 %

Saturated 2.5 g
+ Trans 0.2 g

14 %

Cholesterol

45 mg

Sodium

1330 mg

55 %

Carbohydrate

48 g

16 %

Fibre

4 g

15 %

Sugars

3 g

Protein

30 g

Vitamin A

60 %

Vitamin C

20 %

Calcium

8 %

Iron

25 %

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This recipe is in the following categories: Beef | Vegetables | Main courses/Entrées | Soups | Halal | High Iron | Kosher | Asian

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