Mandarin Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large fresh shiitake mushrooms
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 2 skinless chicken thighs, and fat removed
• 6 cups water
• 1 leek, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot or 1 teaspoon dried ginger
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 5 scallions, diced
• 1/2 cup snow peas, destringed and cut into thirds
• 1/2 cup mung bean sprouts
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained

Recipe

• 1 snap the stems off the mushrooms. reserve the caps.
• 2 put the stems in a pot with the garlic, chicken, water, and leek, and simmer for 45 minutes.
• 3 strain the stock, discard the vegetables, and set the chicken aside.
• 4 put the stock back in the pot. it will have been reduced by about one-third, do not add water.
• 5 take the chicken off the bones and cube it, add it to the pot.
• 6 add the ginger, soy sauce, scallions, snow peas, bean sprouts, pepper, and sherry to the soup.
• 7 slice the mushroom caps and put them inches.
• 8 puree the mandarin oranges and add them to the pot.
• 9 bring the soup to a gentle simmer. cook for 10 minutes, check the seasonings add more pepper add soy sauce if needed.