Ginger Garlic Noodle Soup with Bok Choy is a nutritious, comforting, and flu-fighting 20 minute recipe made with homemade vegetarian broth, noodles, mushrooms, and baby bok choy. Easily make it your own by adding chicken, shrimp, spicy chilis, or other veggies. This recipe comes courtesy of The Forked Spoon. Visit them for more seasonal recipes and an endless array of delectable dishes! *Note: this recipe calls for low-sodium chicken broth in place of regular chicken broth. If you like saltier foods, use regular chicken broth instead.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 shallots, diced
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped (green and white portions divided)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
- 5½ cups low sodium chicken broth (or water for a vegan recipe)
- 2 whole star anise
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce (or Tamari for a gluten-free recipe)
- 10 ounces crimini mushrooms, sliced
- 6 ounces rice noodles
- 1½ heads bok choy, roughly chopped
- Sesame seeds (for garnish)
- Red pepper flakes (for garnish)
Instructions
Heat 1-2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium-sized stockpot over medium heat. To the oil add the diced shallots and mix well. Cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes, or until the shallots turn translucent and start to soften. Stir often.
Chop the end off of each green onion, dividing the white part from the green part. Chop and set aside the green part for topping. Meanwhile, finely chop the white part of each green onion.
Add the white part of the green onions, minced garlic, and ginger to the shallots and mix. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 minutes or until garlic and ginger is fragrant.
Carefully pour the chicken stock or water (or mix) into the pot and bring to a simmer. To the pot add the star anise and soy sauce. Cover and continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove lid from the pot and carefully remove and discard each star anise from the soup.
Add the sliced mushrooms, uncooked noodles, and bok choy to the pot and simmer for 5-8 minutes, or until noodles and bok choy are tender. Season to taste.
Divide soup between bowls and garnish with sesame seeds, the green parts of green onions and red pepper flakes (if desired).
