LOW CAL Hot n Sour Chinese Cabbage Soup

Tonight I needed to make something that would help me to feel full. On a low cal diet that oftens means soup. Cabbage soup. Which is not the most interesting meal, especially after the second mouthful.

Mr P makes the most amazing hot n sour chicken soup so I thought I would attempt at knocking up a cabbage one. I looked at a couple of recipes and decided to wing it with what I had in. For me this has been a complete success, utterly yummy. Rather hot though so go easy on the chilli pepper if you aren’t keen on the heat.

It works out at less than 50kcals for a generous portion and nice and filling!

Ingredients (approximate amounts here so you may need to tweak)

1 1/2 pints of vegetable stock

1/2 white onion finely chopped

8 spring onions chopped

4 carrots sliced

2 spring greens chopped

2 slices of ginger chopped

1 red chilli pepper chopped

1/2 tsp of chilli flakes

olive oil

3 tblspns of white wine vinegar/white rice vinegar

salt n pepper to season

Fresh parsley/coriander to garnish

Putting it all together

Heat about a tablespoon of olive oil in large soup pan

Add the chopped white onion and soften

Then add the spring onion and ginger, soften

Add the carrots, stir and allow to soften for a few minutes

Add the chopped spring greens, stir, then pour over the vegetable stock

Add the fresh chopped chilli and flakes (according to taste) and pour in the white wine vinegar

Simmer for ten minutes

Taste and add salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Simmer for another ten minutes

Serve with fresh chopped parsley/coriander.

If you make it let us know how it went!

S x