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Chicken and Asparagus Soup

(Newsletter Issue #028)

How to prepare chicken and asparagus soup

Ingredients : Serves 4

225 g fresh asparagus

1 liter Chinese Chicken Stock

2 tablespoons light soy sauce

2 tablespoons dry sherry

2 teaspoons brown sugar

55 g rice vermicelli

1 cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped

350 g lean cooked chicken, finely shredded

2 spring onions, finely chopped, to garnish

Salt and ground white pepper

1. Trim ends from asparagus spears and slice spears into 2.5 cm pieces. Pour stock into a large saucepan along with soy sauce and sherry. Stir in brown sugar. Bring to the boil and add asparagus and noodles. Simmer, covered, for 5-6 minutes.

2. Stir in chopped ginger and shredded chicken and season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 3-4 minutes to heat through. Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve.

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