https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/soups-and-stocks/ a culinary genealogy Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:11:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/soups-and-stocks/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/postpartum-pig-feet-papaya-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/postpartum-pig-feet-papaya-soup/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2023 07:07:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76808 If you read the words pig feet papaya soup and are still reading—thank you for the vote of confidence! You’d never think to put pork trotters and papaya in the same pot, but this soup is a traditional Chinese recipe designed to help new moms with milk production and postpartum recovery.  The powerful combination of ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/postpartum-pig-feet-papaya-soup/feed/ 3 https://thewoksoflife.com/leftover-thanksgiving-turkey-congee/ https://thewoksoflife.com/leftover-thanksgiving-turkey-congee/#comments Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:45:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=7015 Ok, people! I am pretty certain that you’ve never seen this take on Thanksgiving leftovers before, and I am super excited to let you in on our family tradition. For as long as I’ve known Bill and his family, which is almost 30 years now, Thanksgiving Turkey Congee (or jook) has been and will always ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/leftover-thanksgiving-turkey-congee/feed/ 138 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-postpartum-confinement-porridge/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-postpartum-confinement-porridge/#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2023 05:28:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=75844 Today we have another recipe in our postpartum series—a lightly sweet postpartum porridge made with 7 nourishing Chinese ingredients. In Chinese, the porridge is called yuè zi zhōu (月子粥) which roughly translates to postpartum confinement porridge, and it’s especially meant for the first month after giving birth!  Give Chinese Dessert Soups a Try!  To be ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-postpartum-confinement-porridge/feed/ 10 https://thewoksoflife.com/winter-melon-soup-pork-ribs/ https://thewoksoflife.com/winter-melon-soup-pork-ribs/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2023 04:24:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74315 Winter melon soup is a popular home-cooked Chinese dish when winter melons are in season (late summer through fall). It’s also probably the most popular application of winter melon in China.  Winter melon soups are often made with pork ribs, meatballs, and seafood like shrimp and clams. We have already published a meatball soup with ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/winter-melon-soup-pork-ribs/feed/ 5 https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-potato-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-potato-soup/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2023 04:20:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74067 This simple tomato potato soup is a summer staple, with just 5 ingredients (plus water). It’s a light snack or side dish that replenishes your body with fluids and salt on those sweat-inducing hot days!  A Simple Childhood Soup from Shanghai In our cookbook, I shared stories of my childhood encounters with food while living ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-potato-soup/feed/ 13 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-noodle-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-noodle-soup/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:53:16 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=73017 This Chinese chicken noodle soup is an easy traditional noodle soup you can make any day of the week.  It’s often served as a birthday noodle soup, topped with 2 fried eggs! While people normally make it with a whole chicken, our recipe uses chicken leg quarters for ease.  Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup vs. American ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-noodle-soup/feed/ 26 https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/#comments Wed, 17 May 2023 19:43:31 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=72896 Duck noodle soup is a simple, yet extremely flavorful dish you can make with very little time. It’s also a great way to use up leftover Cantonese roast duck.  For a quick meal, keep leftover roast duck in your freezer, so you can whip up this soup whenever you need it!  A Go-To Woks Family ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/feed/ 36 https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-noodle-soup-ho-fun/ https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-noodle-soup-ho-fun/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:36:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71943 This Cantonese ho fun noodle soup with char siu is a tasty, simple recipe that makes a great lunch or quick weeknight dinner.  It’s great if you have leftover char siu or pre-made char siu from a roast meat joint or Chinese market. If you don’t have char siu, or don’t eat pork, you can ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-noodle-soup-ho-fun/feed/ 8 https://thewoksoflife.com/black-chicken-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/black-chicken-soup/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:01:13 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71880 This Chinese black chicken soup recipe is made with silkie chicken, which has black skin and has long been thought to have medicinal properties by practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).  It also happens to be delicious! This black chicken soup has a clear broth with a pure, rich chicken flavor.  What Is a Black ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/black-chicken-soup/feed/ 17 https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-wontons/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-wontons/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:56:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=27982 Today, we’re sharing my grandma’s recipe for chicken wonton soup, with a chicken wonton filling. I’ve had countless bowls of delicious wonton soup served up to me by both my grandma and my mom. It’s Chinese comfort food—or really comfort food, period. Growing up, there was always a batch of wontons in the freezer, making ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-wontons/feed/ 80