Simple cabbage soup

I think soup is the most easy yet nutritious dish as you just need to prepare the ingredients and dump them in a pot and wallah~! a hot, steamy nutritious soup that goes so well with rice. While the soup is boiling, you could also start attending to your other dish. I was taking pictures on my other dish (Ants Climbing the Tree) while the soup boiled in the kitchen. :)

Ingredients:

(yields 1 bowl, ard 800 ml)

4-5 leaves Chinese cabbage

1 handful anchovies

1 tsp of garlic (minced)

1 tsp of dried shrimp

1 tsp of ginger (minced)

1 tsp of vegetable oil

salt & pepper to taste

a dash of sesame oil

Method:

1) Wash and drain all the ingredients above (except salt and pepper)

2) Cut cabbage in pieces, about 1 inch size. Mince garlic and ginger.

3) Heat pot (i used metal pot) with oil under medium heat. Pour in anchovies, garlic, dried shrimp and ginger and stir fry until fragrant.

4) Pour in the water, cover with lid and wait until it start to boil.

5) Add in the cabbage and let it boil for 10-15 minutes.

6) Sprinkle with sesame oil, salt & pepper to taste.

7) Scoop into a bowl.

Outcome:

My boyfriend definitely prefers this soup over the other dish (Ants Climbing the Tree) as he helped me cleared the whole bowl of soup. You can try substituting the cabbage with other vegetables for this soup by omitting the ginger. I tried with baby spinach and was equally satisfied with this simple and delicious soup.