Easy Daikon Soup
Easy Daikon Soup
Ingredients
For the Daikon Soup
- 1 daikon radish, large, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch half-moon slices
- 2 carrots, medium, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch rounds
- 4 green onions, divided; white and light green parts chopped, green parts thinly sliced for garnish
- 1 fresh ginger, 1-inch piece, peeled and thinly sliced or minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil, such as olive oil or vegetable oil
- 4 cups chicken broth, low sodium
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the vegetables: Wash the daikon radish thoroughly. Trim both ends, then peel the skin. Slice the daikon into 1/2-inch thick rounds, then cut each round in half to create half-moon shapes. Peel and slice the carrots into 1/4-inch rounds. Separate the green onions; chop the white and light green parts, and thinly slice the green parts for garnish. Peel and mince the fresh ginger and garlic cloves.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
Sauté the aromatics: Heat the cooking oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the chopped white and light green parts of the green onions, minced ginger, and minced garlic. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fragrant.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Add vegetables and broth: Add the sliced carrots and daikon pieces to the pot with the aromatics. Pour in the chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
Simmer the soup: Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover the pot with a lid, and let it simmer gently for 20 minutes, or until the daikon radish is tender when pierced with a fork.
⏱️ 20 min
- 5
Season the soup: Remove the lid from the pot. Stir in the salt, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Add the white pepper. Taste the soup and adjust seasonings as needed to your preference.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Serve: Ladle the hot soup into individual serving bowls. Garnish generously with the thinly sliced green parts of the green onions just before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
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Easy Daikon Soup
Ingredients
For the Daikon Soup
- 1 daikon radish, large, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch half-moon slices
- 2 carrots, medium, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch rounds
- 4 green onions, divided; white and light green parts chopped, green parts thinly sliced for garnish
- 1 fresh ginger, 1-inch piece, peeled and thinly sliced or minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil, such as olive oil or vegetable oil
- 4 cups chicken broth, low sodium
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the vegetables: Wash the daikon radish thoroughly. Trim both ends, then peel the skin. Slice the daikon into 1/2-inch thick rounds, then cut each round in half to create half-moon shapes. Peel and slice the carrots into 1/4-inch rounds. Separate the green onions; chop the white and light green parts, and thinly slice the green parts for garnish. Peel and mince the fresh ginger and garlic cloves.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
Sauté the aromatics: Heat the cooking oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the chopped white and light green parts of the green onions, minced ginger, and minced garlic. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fragrant.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Add vegetables and broth: Add the sliced carrots and daikon pieces to the pot with the aromatics. Pour in the chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Simmer the soup: Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover the pot with a lid, and let it simmer gently for 20 minutes, or until the daikon radish is tender when pierced with a fork.
⏱️ 20 min - 5
Season the soup: Remove the lid from the pot. Stir in the salt, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Add the white pepper. Taste the soup and adjust seasonings as needed to your preference.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Serve: Ladle the hot soup into individual serving bowls. Garnish generously with the thinly sliced green parts of the green onions just before serving.
⏱️ 1 min