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Potato: Bok Choy & Potato Soup

Source of Recipe

The San Diego Union-Tribune Food Section; Dec. 8, 1994


List of Ingredients

1 Potato (about 10 oz)
1 tb Vegetable oil
1/3 c Green onion chopped
1 cl Garlic, chopped
1 t Dried thai seasoning
1 Head bok choy (about 12 oz) cut crosswise into 3" Lengths
1 tb Minced turnip
14 oz Canned chicken broth -=OR=-Stock
2 Pieces lemon grass (opt)
1 tb Freshly squeezed lime juice
Garlic chili-pepper sauce (optional condiment)


Recipe

Wash and scrub potato. Cut in half, and boil in lightly salted water until soft. Reserve 10 ounces cooking water; peel and dice potato. Reserve (this step may be done ahead)

Heat vegetable oil in a medium-size saucepan. Add green onion and garlic. Saute until soft.
Add Thai seasoning, and stir for 30 seconds. Add bok choy and turnip, and stir until bok choy begins to wilt. Add reserved potato water, chicken broth and lemon grass. Bring liquid to a simmer and cook, partially covered, for 10 minutes. Add diced potato. Simmer until potato is heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice and serve. Pass garlic chili-pepper sauce at table, suggesting the use of about 1 teaspoon per serving. Serves 4