Mandu Soup

The weather has not been very friendly the past few days - it's dark, gloomy, cold and wet. Winter is definitely on its way! But this also means, "soup time" for me :)! I have always enjoyed eating different types of soups and stews, especially when the weather is bitterly cold, there's just something comforting about slurping a bowl of warm noodle or chicken soup...! Well..., I don't actually slurp my soup, but I somehow like the word 'slurping' because it reminds me of Japanese cartoon characters who totally enjoy devouring their ramen ;).

Actually I made this mandu soup a few weeks ago, when the weather was not that chilly yet. But I just didn't feel like posting about this soup until now. I used the same mandu recipe as last year and the stock is extremely easy to make: basically just water with dashi granules and sesame oil.

Ingredients - serves 1

• 5 mandu
• 500 ml water
• 3 tsp dashi granules
• 1 tbs sesame oil
• Chopped green onions
• Seeded red chillies, sliced
• Toasted sesame seeds
  
• Thin omelet (optional)

What to do

• Bring water to a boil. Add the mandu and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add dashi and sesame oil. Stir and let cook for another 50 seconds.
• Transfer the mandu soup to a bowl.
• Garnish with chopped green onions, chili slices, sesame seeds and thin omelet.