Spring Dumpling Soup

Spring Dumpling Soup

Servings: 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 quarts vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 small onion quartered
  • 2 inch piece of ginger sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves halved
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • ½ tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 2 whole star anise
  • 1 cardamom pod
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 16-20 dumplings
  • 1 pound zucchini spirals (aka zoodles) about 4 cups
  • Cilantro leaves for garnish

Method
 

  1. In a large pot, combine broth, aromatics, and spices (all recipe ingredients up to and including fish sauce). Bring to a gentle simmer for 25 minutes to infuse. Strain broth and return to the pot.
  2. Add dumplings to the pot and cook based on the package instructions.
  3. To serve, place zucchini spirals into serving bowls and ladle hot broth over. Place dumplings on top of broth and garnish with cilantro.

Notes

3 hours (if making broth from scratch) OR 40 minutes (if using store bought)