Coriander Ham Soup 芫荽火腿汤

This is the results of a chat with a friend over how we can replace the usual pork ribs with ham. :P



I love the coriander stem for the crunch and fragrance but sometimes I have so much of the leaves left that I didnt know what to do with it. So thats definitely going it to the soup.:P  My friend suggested adding onions to make it sweet.



Its a trial and error soup that turned out alright for me and the best part of it is, it only takes 20 minutes to prepare and cook! Youll enjoy this if you like coriander.

Ingredients:

(1 serving)

• 1/3 tablespoon Butter


• 1 small Onion, diced


• 2 clove Garlic, chopped


• 4-5 slices or 100g Ham, chopped


• 1 big handful of Coriander Leaves, chopped


• 250ml Chicken Broth

How to do it:

1. Melt butter in pot.


2. Add in onion, garlic and ham.


3. Saute till garlic is fragrant and onion is softened.


4. Add in the coriander leaves and chicken broth.


5. Bring to a boil.


6. Pour mixture into a blender to blend to your desired consistency (mine still have bits of ham and onion).


7. Return to heat up and season with salt if necessary.

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How do you like your tomato salad?

The most popular version here in Estonia is sliced and quartered cucumbers and tomatoes, simply mixed with some sour cream, dill or green onions/scallions and seasoned. However, this summer weve been experimenting with alternatives and this Georgian-style fresh salad has proved to be very delicious and well received. The key ingredient (in addition to flavoursome tomatoes and cucumbers, of course) is fresh cilantro/coriander. Not something I would have thrown into a simple tomato and cucumber salad a year ago, but love now!

Cucumber and tomato salad, Georgian style

tomatoes, quartered
cucumbers, peeled and thickly sliced or cut into batons
(red) onions, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
fresh coriander/cilantro (leaves only)
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
some apple cider vinegar

Put the prepared tomatoes, cucumbers and onions into a bowl. Add the coriander/cilantro leaves, season with salt, pepper and a drizzle of vinegar. Combine gently and serve.

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