[Winter Recipe] How To Make an Easy Local Comfort Knot Soup

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The temperature has suddenly dropped, and to help us brace for the cold winter ahead is one of my all-time favorite soup recipes. In some families, when you're feeling cold and under the weather mom might whip up some chicken noodle soup for you, but in mine, it's gedatang, or 疙瘩汤.

If you translate it directly it means knot soup, named after the pieces of dough knots in the soup. But if you put it directly into a translation app, it tends to come out with the less than appealing name of "pimple" soup...

I love gedatang. It's the perfect warm combination of sweet and sour and it's super simple to make.

Ingredients

½ cup of all-purpose flour

¼ cup water plus more if needed

1 large tomato

¾ cup of leafy greens (I use bok choy)

a pinch of salt

Directions

Start by dicing your tomatoes and chopping up your leafy greens.

Make the dough knots by mixing flour and water in a large bowl.

With a whisk, mix until your dough slightly starts to take shape. You don't need it to be hard.

Make the soup by sautéing your tomatos in a pan. Cook until the juices are released.

Add in water (or vegetable stock if you've got it) and salt until it's got that perfectly sweet and sour taste that you like.

Now make the dough knots. This is easier than it sounds. With a pair of chopsticks pick up pieces of your dough and drop them into the soup. Let it cook for a minute before stirring.

Finally, add in your leafy greens and let them cook for just a little while. Taste and season accordingly.

If you want to add an extra dash of flavor, try a splash of sesame oil, chili oil, or garnish with some chopped spring onion or cilantro.

Enjoy!

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