Hot and sour meat-vegetable soup
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Ingredients:8 cups of waterjuice from 2 fresh lemons or a pack of soup base (tamarind is sour, guava is sweeter)salt & pepper (according to your taste)1 lb. choice of meat (cut larger than bite size pieces)choice of vegetables (amount to your choice)Choice of meat:I specified skinless, boneless chicken breast for this recipe , but you can substitute with any chicken parts, pork (butt part is best, just trim the fat off), beef stew meat, shrimp (shelled, devined) or fish ( salmon preferred ).Choice of vegetables:banana peppers or jalapeno peppers asparagusbroccolispinachwhole mushroomseggplant (italian preferred)different color bell pepperslima beanswhole young okramustard greenscollard greensradishzucciniyellow squashcelery
The amount of meat and vegetables depends on how much you want to put in. Add more lemon to make it more sour. You can replace the lemon with guava or tamarind base soup (found in Asian store).
Instruction for a pound of any kind of meat:
In a medium to large pot, pour 8 cups of water and add lemon juice. Add choice of meat and cook in medium high until meat is cooked and tender. Add the vegetables that takes longer to cook first. Once vegetables are almost cooked, add the rest of your vegetables and let it boil again, add leafy vegetables, salt and pepper, then put lid on pot and turn heat off.
If cooking with fish or shrimp, cook vegetables that takes longer to cook first. Once vegetables are almost cooked, add the fish or shrimp and let it boil. Add the rest of your vegetables and let it boil again,add leafy vegetables, salt and pepper, then put lid on pot and turn heat off.
Serves 4-6 people.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RMC436.
Instruction for a pound of any kind of meat:
In a medium to large pot, pour 8 cups of water and add lemon juice. Add choice of meat and cook in medium high until meat is cooked and tender. Add the vegetables that takes longer to cook first. Once vegetables are almost cooked, add the rest of your vegetables and let it boil again, add leafy vegetables, salt and pepper, then put lid on pot and turn heat off.
If cooking with fish or shrimp, cook vegetables that takes longer to cook first. Once vegetables are almost cooked, add the fish or shrimp and let it boil. Add the rest of your vegetables and let it boil again,add leafy vegetables, salt and pepper, then put lid on pot and turn heat off.
Serves 4-6 people.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RMC436.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 219.4
- Total Fat: 2.6 g
- Cholesterol: 68.4 mg
- Sodium: 160.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 21.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 10.7 g
- Protein: 33.9 g
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