Category: soup

Seolleongtang (Korean Beef Bone Soup)

January 21, 2021
beefbone brothFood & DiningKoreanLife & TraditionRecipessoup
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A proper seolleongtang requires boiling beef bones for at least 10 hours, with constant babysitting to skim impurities, add water, and maintain the right heat. Still, it’s a worthy endeavor, as you can make a big batch to freeze and enjoy time and time again. I was eager to use Mr. Choi’s winning formula of…

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Egg Drop Soup, Simple and Satisfying

January 19, 2021
ChineseFood & DiningLife & TraditionRecipessoup
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Egg drop soup, or dan hua tang—literally “egg flower soup”—is a Chinese home cooking staple. It’s simple, quick, and comforting, especially as the weather turns colder. The “flower” refers to the soup’s characteristic soft, wispy ribbons of egg, formed by slowly pouring in beaten eggs near the end of the cooking process. They add color…

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Creamy Cauliflower and Pear Soup  

January 14, 2021
cauliflowerFood & DiningLife & TraditionRecipessoupWinter
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This cauliflower and pear soup is elegant, sophisticated, and oh-so-chic! The flavor of the pear comes through as sweet but not sugary, and it blends with the cauliflower to create a delicious cream. Blending the soup until very smooth elevates it to dinner party status. I like serving it in consommé cups (those are the…

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Comfort by the Spoonful

January 6, 2021
comfort foodFood & DiningLife & TraditionRecipessoup
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I had my first baby in the middle of fall, the same week the tree outside our front window burned bright orange and pumpkins appeared on every doorstep in my neighborhood. I brought my brand-new daughter home and spent those first weeks of motherhood bouncing and feeding a newborn while the leaves dropped outside my…

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