Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Sunlartan/酸辣湯

Chinese Sour Soup

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We’re officially in autumn, I see some leaves are turning colors. The cooler temperature calls for warm soup that should not be complicated.  I made this mostly from what’s in the refrigerator.

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Ingredients and Instruction for two servings (Print Recipe Here)DSC_7180

  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1/2 pounds pork cut into small pieces  You may substitute with chicken
  • 1 stalk green onion minced
  • 2 inch ginger root, skinned and minced
  • 2 Tablespoons sake
  • 1-1/2 cup water
  • 1 bok choy separate green and white parts then sliced thinly
  • 1 small bag enoki mushrooms, discard bottom dark ends, cut in 2 inches lengthDSC_7184
  • salt, white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons rice vinegar
  1. Heat sesame oil in skillet at low heat. Add pork and cook until the meat just turns white.
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  2. Add green onions and ginger to the skillet. Sauté for 1 minute.DSC_7188
  3. Turn the heat up to medium. Pour sake, water and sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper when the liquids boil,  turn heat to low, put the lid on and cook for 5 minutes.
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  4. Add bok choy’s white parts and enoki mushroom, put the lid back on and cook for a few minutes.
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  5. Add green parts of sliced bok choy, sugar and vinegar. Stir few times and it’s done! Take taste test, if you like more zing then add more vinegar
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We drove to a hill to see the Super Moon last Sunday…wondered what it is like to see the moon form the airplane. DSC_7243

Still we had quite good spot to observed beautiful blood moon. DSC_7251

Goodnight Moon

23 comments:

  1.  おはようございます。 美味しそうなスープですね。世界広しといえど、日本料理、中華料理、西洋料理、を作れる主婦は、日本人のごく一部で外国人の主婦には絶対できないですね。
     月食、とても美しいです。 日本では、昨年の10月に皆既月食がみられました。

     日本語のブログも書いています。  http://serendipity05.jugem.jp/ こちらも見ていただけましたら幸いです。

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    1. 斉藤さん、旅の写真、拝見しました。かなりうらやましく感じています。 本当に素晴らしいものばかりです。
      コメントありがとうございました。

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  2. I have never tried sour soup, but this does look quite good! :)

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    1. Thank you Linda. Your blog gives me positive power every time I visit...thank you!

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  3. That's a beautiful photo of the super moon! we heard and read about this phenomenom only from the news afterwards...I would have loved to watch it too but perhaps it was on a rainy night??...we had lots of autumn rain lately...but yes, welcome autumn and happy autumn to you my friend:)

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    1. Thank you Annie. I would love to taste your honey..ha ha ha, it must be wonderful!

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  4. ポッカリ浮かんだお月さんですね。色も赤くて神秘的です。
    いよいよ温かいスープが恋しくなってきました。スープの上にほんのり浮かんだお肉のスープ。香りがして来そう~~!!

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    1. コメントありがとうございました。 ともこさんのポストを見ていると、むしょうに日本に旅したくなります。 漁港の町、写真のとらえ方がお上手ですね。 

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  5. Your soup looks so yummy. I love enoki mushrooms! It's getting cooler, and we had some soup over the weekend, too.
    The photos of super moon are beautiful. I didn't see it myself..it was raining. I think it's amazing to see it from airplane :-)

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    1. Thank you for your comment, Tamago chan. One of your cat has green eyes? I don't think I have never seen green eye cat...sounds so mysterious!

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  6. Hot and sour are definitely my favourite flavour. The soup looks very tasty. Great clicks of blood moon.

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    1. Thank you Angie. Your creative dishes look mouthwatering!

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  7. I think soups are my favorite thing to eat . . . and this one looks wonderful!!

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    1. Thank you Jalna. I showed the car commercial video to my husband. What a creative and fun video! Thank you for the link. I would like to see the photo of Wendell playing the ball next.

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  8. this looks great and wow what a great shot of the moon

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    1. Thank you Rebecca. You're so sweet. It was quite interesting to know about wild tomato. Thanks for the link.

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  9. この一週間夫も私も風邪をひいていて、野菜スープ、豆腐、白身魚ばかりの食事でそろそろお肉も食べたいなというところ、これは温まるのでいいですね。中秋の満月と翌日のスーパームーンは晴れていてよく見えました。日本ではまん丸のみかん色のお月様が綺麗でした。月食が起こると月は赤みがかってみえますね。

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    1. あいかわらずゴージャスな写真に圧倒されるようです。斎藤さん、ともこさんとともに、もはやトップクラスの写真家ですね。大変勉強になってますというか、毎回楽しみにしています。コメントいただいて感謝しています。早く風邪を治してください。

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  10. Soup is my favorite thing to eat...fall, winter, spring and even summer! This recipe looks too yummy!

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    1. Danae, thank you so much for your faith. You and your husband are awesome!
      Thanks for your comment.

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  11. Yum! I love soup and this looks amazing. We didn't get a good look at the Blood Moon. Your photos turned out great.

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    1. Thank you Kay. I really enjoy visiting your blog.

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  12. I have never heard about this soup but I love all the ingredients and it looks so light but warming at the same time.... Perfect for someone who watches her waist but likes good food ;-)

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