The beginnings of the great soup diet!!! We decided to start out the new year with a cleansing diet of just broth based, veggie heavy soups to see if we could kick start a weight loss trend. The only item other than any veggie you can imagine that I will be using is tofu. We really like tofu so that will not be a problem. The first soup for the endeavor is the following...happy eating!!!
10 oz extra firm tofu, drained and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 T veggie oil (or peanut or olive, whatever you like to use)
1/2 cup chopped onion
8 cloves garlic minced
2 jalapeno peppers seeded and diced
6 cups veggie broth (or chicken stock if you prefer)
1/4 cup light soy
2 T lime juice
1 T hot sauce (sriracha is our preference)
1/2 T szechuan paste
1 T lemon pepper
1 t powdered ginger
5 white mushroom, sliced thin
1 15 oz can diced tomatoes (or 3 fresh plum tomatoes seeded and chopped)
prepared seaweed (about 1/3 package) (or how much you want) (or not at all)
heat oil in pot (large enough for the broth and can of tomatoes) on medium high and cook tofu at least 10 min
I like mine crispy so I usually do a few more minutes than that but it is to your taste. Add the onion and garlic and peppers and sweat for 5 minutes. Add all the other ingredients and let simmer for 30 minutes. If you like you can add some ramen noodles but we are noodleless at this point. This is a really tasty soup! And hot!!! You may want to add the hot sauce in small increments, tasting as you go, so as not to overpower your heat level.
Happy souping!!! I will try to post every time I have a new offering. If I make enough to last a few days then no post. I will have to make something else for tomorrow so see you then!!
