Best Soup For Sore Throat: Cold And Flu Fighting Season

Prep Time:20

Cook Time:30

Total Time:50

Thinly slice the shallots and garlic and set aside.
Finely chop the chile pepper and set aside.
Wash a cut up the broccoli into small bite-sized pieces and set aside.
Fill the medium pot with filtered water, and place on the stove on high heat to boil.

Place the large soup pot on the stove at medium heat. Add 1/4 cup of water and allow to heat.
Add the shallots, garlic, and chile pepper to the soup pot, and sauté until they are starting to get translucent and tender (approx. 2-3 minutes).
Add the ground ginger and turmeric and stir to combine.
NOTE: Stir quickly for approximately 1 minute to prevent burning.
Add the broccoli and sauté until they are just starting to soften (approx. 5 minutes).
Add the soy sauce, vinegar, and 8 cups of filtered water. Bring to a gentle boil and then lower the heat to simmer for approximately 5-10 minutes.
While the soup is simmering, add the noodles to the boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, for approximately 4 minutes.
After 4 minutes, drain and rinse the noodles to remove the excess starch.
Add the noodles to the soup mixture, turn off the heat, and allow the soup and noodles to meld in flavor.

Divide the noodles into 4 soup bowls. Ladle the broccoli and broth over the noodles in each bowl evenly.
Sprinkle the fresh cilantro over the top in each bowl.
If desired, add a pinch of salt, red pepper flakes, and nutritional yeast.
ENJOY!

If you cannot find shallots, feel free to use 1/2 yellow onion, quartered, and thinly sliced.
Mushrooms are a great addition to this soup! If you do use mushrooms, then just use 1 medium broccoli head and 1 1/2-2 cups of mushrooms thinly sliced.
- NOTE: Add the mushrooms after you have quickly sauteed the shallots, garlic, and chile peppers. Sauté until the mushrooms are thoroughly cooked and browning. This brings out their flavor best. Then proceed with the rest of the recipe instructions.
If you prefer to use a different vegetable, other than broccoli, you can although I highly recommend you stick with broccoli for its nutritional value.
I recommend using a low-sodium soy sauce. Regular soy sauce is loaded with sodium and the low-sodium kind tastes just as great.
If you are on a gluten-free diet, you can use a gluten-free soy sauce, like tamari, as well as buckwheat noodles instead of udon noodles.
Feel free to switch out your fresh herbs if you wish. Parsley, dill, and chive are all wonderful options.

Servings: servings

Calories: 293kcal