Spinach & radish soup

[luckytrim]

SPINACH & RADISH SOUP
42 oz chicken broth
1/4 to 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 tsp white pepper
2 1/2 tbl brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 to 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
2 1/2 cups sliced radishes
2 to 2 1/2 cups shredded spinach leaves
2 cups sliced scallions
1/2 cup Enoki or shitake mushrooms sliced for garnish
1 lb. Raw, de-veined shrimp, halved

In a large soup kettle, bring broth to a boil.
Stir in ginger, sugar, pepper and vinegar
Stir in scallions
Stir in radishes and spinach
Return to almost a boil and cook about 5 minutes
Stir in shrimps
Simmer for five minutes more
Remove from heat and let stand for 5-6 minutes
Garnish with mushrooms and serve

 

[spork]

Interesting dish, luckytrim. Sweet and sour. I think I'll use daikon radish. The mushrooms are for garnish? You don't cook it, and incorporate mushroom flavor into the broth? Can I use most any kind?

Great pics, too!

 

[luckytrim]

Spot On, Spork.......... as you can see, I have a lot of mushrooms (not sliced, but bite-sized) ready, and I add them at the time I add the shrimp. The recipe dictates "mushrooms for garnish" but as you say, it seemed such a waste...... pretty much any 'shroom works, whatever you like......
I should mention; the first time I made this the smells that filled my kitchen made me think I was wasting my time; that I wasn't gonna like it at all.. Boy, was I wrong.

 

[Snip 13]

I love radishes and spinach and everything else in this soup! I'll try it, looks yum

 

[CWS4322]

Here's a previous thread about radish soup ideas:

http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f17/what-is-your-favorite-way-to-make-radish-soup-72694.html

I'll have to give this version a try when both radishes and spinach are in the garden in June. Thanks!