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Cucumber Soup Recipe

Recipe

Total time: 30 to 60 minutes

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: About 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Ingredients for 4-6 servings

- 1 liter (4 cups) chicken stock

- 4 Cucumbers, peeled and cut into pieces

- 2 slices of ginger

- 4 dried mushrooms, soaked in water and sliced

- A few cilantro leaves

- 2 tbsp. light soy sauce

- Salt and pepper

- 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) thinly sliced ham, shrimp pieces or pollock (optional)

Method

bring the chicken stock to a boil;
add the ginger, mushrooms, soy sauce and cucumber pieces and simmer for 20 minutes over low heat;
add the crabmeat, shrimp or ham strips and simmer 5 minutes longer; season with salt and pepper;
add the cilantro leaves and serve.

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An original recipe from Mr. Chen

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