I love cooking
and creating a meal from scratch is incredibly satisfying. However, sometimes
you don’t have the time (or energy) to make something elaborate or wait hours
for it cook. At times like this, I usually rely on lovely soups that can
double-up as a meal. To help make these I find that having various stocks on
hand is always useful, so I decided to share with you my favorite ready-made
stocks.
I love chicken
soup so I usually go for light broths that will go well with chicken but still
have enough flavour to elevate a simple vegetable soup with rice or noodles (like
my Healthy Soup). My favorite is the Pho Ga Pho Soup Seasoning by Bao Long.
This is a Vietnamese stock cube made to use in pho soup (a Vietnamese specialty),
it’s very light but flavourful and goes well in soups with or without meat. It
contains spices like onions, garlic, star anise, clove ginger and cinnamon. I
found mine in a local Asian grocery store, I suggested you have a look in yours
or you can get it on Amazon.
Next is the Asian
Home Gourmet Spice Paste for Vietnamese Pho Noodle Soup, a liquidy paste that
you simply add to water to turn into a broth. This one is saltier and I don’t
like on its own, but with chicken it’s quite good. I usually use it when I make
my Healthy Soup, but want a more filling version. It’s very simple, using this
as the broth and adding a chicken breast sliced into cubes once the water is
boiling. This one seems more easily available, I can get it from both my
regular grocery and the Asian one. You can also get it on Amazon.
I love using
both these stocks with my Healthy Soup when I need something quick and
delicious. Obviously these are not as healthy as using home-made chicken broth,
but in a pinch there are very convenient to have at home. I would love to hear
about your favorite stocks and soup recipes.
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