Cabbage Soup With Ham

 

This easy cabbage soup with ham is hearty, healthy, easy to make, and tastes fantastic.  It is one of the most popular comfort food in China.

Ingredients

1 small piece ginger, sliced
1 small chinese cabbage or 1/2 of a large one, cut into large pieces
8 oz ham, sliced
4 oz glass noddle ( optional)
5 cups chicken broth
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
1 stalk green onion

 

Direction:

Step 1:    Add hot water to a pot then add glass noddle.   Let it soak till glass noddle becomes soft. About 10 minutes.

 

Step 2:    Heat  oil in a large soup pot on medium heat.  Add ginger and ham.   Cook for 1 minute.   Add cabbage and a generous grinding of black pepper. Cook until cabbage is soft. about 5 minutes.   Add broth.   Cover and bring to a boil.  Add glass noddle.  Reduce heat and simmer 5  minutes.

        

 

Season with salt (depending on the saltiness of your ham and broth, you may not need any), black pepper. Serve hot, garnishing with green onion if you like.