Mustard Greens with Salty Egg Soup

by | May 7, 2010 | Vegetarian | 0 comments

Soup Name:

Mustard Greens with Salty Egg Soup

Traditional Chinese Name:

芥菜鹹蛋湯 (jiècài xián dàn tāng)

 

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A quick boil soup that is easy to make while stimulating the senses.  The salted egg really brings lots of flavor to this otherwise slightly bitter soup.  It’s distinct taste is refreshing and this soup is great in removing heatiness and cooling the body.

What’s involved?

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 30 minutes

Total time: 40mins

Serves: 4-6 bowls

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

  1. Wash mustard greens
  2. When your soup water boils, add in fresh ginger and mustard greens
  3. Crack salted egg into a bowl and release slowly into soup (keeping the egg yolk whole) – some people will remove the egg yolk and just use the egg whites
  4. Boil on high heat for 30 minutes
  5. Serve and enjoy!

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