Chinese Mustard Greens Recipe: An Easy Green Soup

There are so many ways to serve Mustard green. You may make salad, pickle, curry, and many more using mustard green. But in this recipe, I am going to make soup using Mustard green. It is going to be a Chinese mustard green soup, which can be a healthy drink option for all of us.

For this recipe, you will need only a few ingredients and utensils. It will only take you a few minutes. I will try to make this recipe more easy for you by discussing the steps carefully. So, without any delay, let’s start the recipe.

Mustard Greens Recipe Overview

Here is a short table about the recipe. This will give you details about how this recipe is going to be and what time will it take from you. Carefully analyze the table.

Course: Soup	Cuisine: Chinese		Difficulty: Easy
Total Time: 15 Minutes
Serving		Preparation Time	Cooking Time	Calories
2 people		5 Minutes	10 Minute	50

Equipment Needed For The Recipe

To complete this recipe, you will need only 6 utensils. These are very common in every kitchen. Here is the list of utensils.

• One Kitchen Knife
• One Chopping Board
• One Frypan
• One Bowl Strainer
• One Soup Spoon
• One Small Bowl

Ingredients Needed For The Mustard Greens Recipe

As the recipe is simple, its ingredients are also going to be simple. You will need only 5 ingredients to complete the recipe.

• Water: 3 cups
• Rock Suger: 5g
• Ginger: 5g (Julienne size cut)
• Mustard Green: 200g (1 bunch of Chinese Mustard Green. Cut into small pieces)
• Chicken Bouillon Powder: ½ tbsp

Step-by-Step Instructions For The Recipe

Here are the detailed instructions for this green soup. Carefully read and follow the instructions to get a perfect soup.

Step 1: Prepare the Ginger

Start the recipe by peeling the ginger. You may use both a knife or a vegetable peeler to get the job done. Once peeled, slice the ginger into thin strips, known as julienne cuts.

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Step 2: Boil the Water with Ginger and Rock Sugar

Add 3 cups of water to the pan with 5g of rock sugar and the julienned ginger. Now you have to boil the water. When the water is boiling, stirring occasionally helps dissolve the rock sugar completely.

Step 3: Prepare the Mustard Greens

While waiting for the water to boil, let’s prepare the mustard greens under cold running water to remove any dirt or impurities. Then cut the mustard greens into small, bite-sized pieces.

Step 4: Add the Chicken Bouillon Powder

Once the water has reached a rolling boil, add ½ tablespoon of chicken bouillon powder to the pan. Then add the cut mustard greens to the boiling broth.

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Stir the greens into the broth so they are fully submerged and cook the mustard greens for about 3-5 minutes, or until they become tender and the stems soften.

Step 5: Serve the Soup

Once the mustard greens are tender, turn off the heat. Then ladle the hot soup into bowls using a soup spoon. Now it is ready to serve.

Do’s and Don’ts of The Recipe

I have some strict instructions for this recipe, which can be considered as rules that must be followed:

1. Don’t over-boil the mustard greens: Overboiling will cause the thin parts to disintegrate, while the stems must be properly boiled.
2. Don’t chop the ginger into too many small pieces: This could cause the ginger to dissolve during boiling, leading to an unpleasant taste.
3. You may use normal sugar, and I recommend adding some salt as well to enhance the flavor.

Nutrition Fact Of The Recipe

Here are the approximate nutritional facts for the Chinese Mustard Greens Soup recipe. You know nutritional facts depend on ingredients and serving size. We are dividing this recipe into 2 servings.

• Protein: 1-2g
• Fat: 0.5-1g
• Carbohydrates: 9-10g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.5-2g
  • Sugars: 2-3g
• Sodium: 300-400mg
• Vitamin A: 15-20% of Daily Value (DV)
• Vitamin C: 30-40% of DV
• Calcium: 5-7% of DV
• Iron: 4-5% of DV

My Advice

This simple yet nourishing Chinese Mustard Greens soup is perfect as a light appetizer or a comforting side dish. The combination of ginger and mustard greens creates a subtly spicy and aromatic broth, balanced by the slight sweetness of rock sugar and the savory depth of chicken bouillon.

There are so many soup recipes in this blog. You may try them also. Please share what is the outcome of the recipe when you tried it. That’s all for today. Thanks for reading.