Long and Short Soup



This is a common Cantonese (Guandong) dish, which can be eaten either an entree or main course.

Ingredients

  • Dried Chinese wheat noodles - can be instant noodles or short pasta noodles
  • 800g Chinese frozen dumplings or dim sims
  • 2 chicken stock cubes
  • 400g fresh mixed diced vegetables - can use frozen for convenience

Method
  • Bring 2 litres of water to the boil
  • Add the noodles and frozen dumplings. 
    • If using pasta noodles, add them first.
    • If the dumplings are small add them when the noodles have partially cooked. 
    • If using are instant noodles, add the dumplings first and add the noodles when the dumplings are almost cooked. 
  • When the dumplings and noodles are almost cooked, add the diced firm vegetables, mushrooms, etc.
  • When almost ready, add the soft vegetables - Chinese cabbage, bok choy, sprouts, etc.
Accompaniments
Sauce for dipping the dumplings into - can be soy, soy with chili or Chinese vinegar.

Serve: 4