ASIAN NOODLE SOUP

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My Lady has recently gone on a controlled calorie diet and she is allowed 600 calories for her evening meal. This has meant that I have had to find a whole new reportaire *laugh*. We had this one for tea a few nights ago, and it was really nice. I have a tub of it in the freezer which should be fine but I don't know for sure yet.

 

ASIAN NOODLE SOUP - 370 calories per serve - 6 substantial bowls.

 

2.5 liter vegetable stock (the recipe says 1.5 but I misread it - this works well) 6 spring onions, sliced 2 tbs fresh grated ginger 2 cloves garlic crushed 1 red chilli, finely sliced 8 dried shitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water until soft and sliced (I only had ordinary ones, so I used them) 2 tbs soy sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 2 tsps lime juice (I put more than this in and the pulp from juicing a number of limes - too much, perhaps, but more than this worked) 1 tsp brown sugar(because of the too much lime, I used 2 teaspoons - I don't think it would do any real harm to the calorie content) 1 small carrot cut into sticks (I used 2 and added 2 handfuls of green beans - shouldn't have done too much damage) 300 g firm tofu, cut into cubes 440 g udon noodles

Place stock in a large saucepan, bring to boil and add all ingredients except tofu and noodles. Simmer for 5 minutes

 

Add tofu and noodles and simmer for a further 5 minutes until heated through.

 

Serve with extra shredded spring onions sprinkled on top.

 

Changing the Serving Size:

 

This soup freezes well without the tofu and noodles.

 

Shopping and Cooking Hints

 

Most Asian ingredients can be found in your local supermarket

 

We used liquid vegetable stock but powdered or cubes are also suitable

 

If shitake mushrooms are not available, fresh can be used

 

Udon noodles are a thick Japanese noodle available off the shelf or in the chiller section of your supermarket

 

Nutrition Information per ServingEnergy (kJ) 1546Energy (Cal) 369Protein (g) 19Fat (g) 14.9Saturated Fat (g) 5Total Carbohydrate (g) 40Dietary Fibre (g) 2