Dumpling soup in miso broth

Robert Gonzal
Robert Gonzal @robert
Vancouver BC

This dish was inspired by a Bon Appetit vid I watched recently where Zaynab Issa made a 5-ingredient soup featuring store bought dumplings. I've always steamed or fried my dumplings (known in our house as pot stickers), so this came as a revelation. I immediately turned to my Asian food guru-of-the-moment (a.k.a. Marion Grasby) to see if she's made one, and it turned out she has. And so, armed with these two sources, I cobbled up my own pot of soup using techniques from each. The result was warm, soothing, light yet satisfying, and totally wonderful on a cold January night.

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Ingredients

20 minutes
4 servings
  1. 6 cupschicken stock
  2. 5-6 slicesunpeeled ginger (about 1/4 cm thick)
  3. 1shallot, peeled and halved
  4. 2 clovesgarlic
  5. 4scallions, chopped (green and white parts separated)
  6. 2 tbspfish sauce
  7. 2heap tbsp white miso paste
  8. 1 pkgstore bought dumplings (about 18-20 total)
  9. 4baby bok choy, leaves separated

Cooking Instructions

20 minutes
  1. 1

    Put the stock, ginger, shallot, garlic, scallion greens and fish sauce in a medium pot. Simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes until the broth is wonderfully fragrant. Fish out all the solids and discard.

  2. 2

    Scoop out one cup of the broth. Let it cool for a minute or so, then whisk in the miso. Return the broth to the pot. Add several grinds of black pepper, then taste. Add more fish sauce as needed.

  3. 3

    Add the dumplings, stirring them gently in the broth so they don't stick together. Let cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the the bok choy and turn off the heat. Let stand 1 minute, then portion into bowls. Top with a sprinkle of scallion whites. Serve with chili oil and toasted sesame oil on the side, for guests to add as they like.

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Vancouver BC
Married dad of 1. Food fanatic. Chef's Table addict. The kitchen is my happy place.
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