Can use regular biscuit mix, but you will probably need 1/2 cup. Also, if you prefer more liquid in your soup, you can add water until you get to your desired amount.

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.

As the old adage goes: "If the good Lord made anything better - he kept it for himself." Spicy, salty, sour, tangy and sweet! What an authentic Asian delight for you, your family and guests tonight! There may seem like there's a lot of ingredients in this but, you won't regret making this dish!

I really wanted dumplings. Unfortunately I had no wonton wrappers, so I experimented with ways to make the spring roll wrappers I had work. I really enjoyed the result!

Great for the cold 🥶 weather we are having ! 😋

This soup is so good, it should be federally regulated. Then again, regulations tend to make good things bad, so let's just keep this soup a secret.

As a crazy busy Chef and Culinary Instructor, you know I'm obviously all about the, "deliciously easy." After all, who ever said super easy and pre-fabed food can't be absolutely nom nom nommy!? The stuck up. That's who!Anyway, at 1:00 a.m., last night my ravenous wife woke and decided she had a terrible craving for a spicy, steamy, Asian Hot & Sour Soup. Preferably Thai based. Hence the use of coconut, lime, Thai Basil, Thai Chilies and fresh mint. [all optional ingredients] With of course, her favorite thick, meaty, steamed juicy dumplings.She also politely [rolling eyes] requested it all with the quickness. So, I decided to incorporate both for her temperamental, demamding midnight tummy. Since her wish is my eternal command, I obliged. Tho I'll easily admit, I do love making that sweet little baby girl smile. No matter what time of night it is!Anywho, if you have these basic Asian ingredients at the ready, this dish can be made with lightening speed. My total prep time was less than 5 minutes. Three minutes actually. My total simmer time was less than 5 minutes as well. [thank God cause my girl was beyond hungry. in fact, she was what i'd actually call, "hangry"] Sheeze! I'm surprised she didn't bite me.In the end, she adored her tummy soothing, spicy dumpling soup and fell right back into deep slumber. So all in all, know I'm a happy spouse and Chef! Albit a bit sleepy. 😴 Oh well, happy wife - happy life, right?!I hope it pleases you and yours as well! With that, remember - "Always marry a Chef. Looks fade. Hunger doesn't."

This is a hearty, filling, and delicious soup that was originally developed by German-Americans in the Midwest. This is a great way to warm up on wintry or blustery days. The dumplings in this soup are dense and chewy, not delicate or pillowy. I love them! 😋Please note that I borrowed heavily from Molly Yeh’s recipe from the Food Network.

The perfect student dinner dish, only an inexpensive carbon steel wok needed and an electric hot plate.This was originally a dish from the city of Vienna. After restaurant kitchens close there at night, they used to mix leftover bread or Matzo crackers with perishable leftover meats like chicken livers, added onions and made dumplings for soup to serve the next day. At night, students could get a bowl of liver dumpling soup at the kitchen back door for 25 cents.#GoldenApron23

We Indonesians eat rice all the time. Breakfast, lunch, dinner... sometimes when we are hungry, our "snacks" can be considered full meals by other people. But sometimes we don't feel like eating rice. And I made this instead. My kids still eat this with rice, though!