Photo: Lily Banse
Hot & sour watercress & prawn broth
9 ingredients
Serves 2
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Deliciously spicy, this soup makes the most of watercress when in season
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
495
Calories
58g
Protein
18g
Fat
25g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Vegetable | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Watercress | 1 cup (34g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 500ml vegetable or chicken stock
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1-2 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 2.5cm piece root ginger , peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 small hot red chillies , thinly sliced
- 300g raw peeled prawns , from a sustainable source
- 1 bunch watercress , stalks cut off (if you buy a bag, cut off the bigger, straggly ends)
- 3 spring onions , thinly sliced
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