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Gai Lan Soup Recipe with Egg

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This healthy Gai Lan Soup Recipe with Egg is as nourishing, comforting and delicious as it looks!Miso Gai Lan Egg Soup RecipeIt’s almost Chinese New Year, and I suggest serving this super delicious soup.

Gai Lan. Ever heard of it?

What is Gai Lan?

  • Gai Lan is actually Chinese Kale, and is often referred to as Chinese broccoli.
  • The dark green leaves of Gai Lan are packed with nutrients and become soft, like spinach, when cooked.
  • Gail Lan has thick green stems and deep green leaves.  As with most greens, the younger the plant, the more tender the stalks and leaves are.
  • The flavor is similar to broccoli, both bitter and sweet. Though perhaps a little more bitter, which mellows as it cooks, making it perfect for gai lan soup or in stir-fries.
  • Gai Lan is available year-round.

Gai Lan Soup Recipe with Egg in a red and shite patterned bowl.

What does Gai Lan taste like?

Gai Lan is similar to broccoli, but with a much stronger flavor that is slightly bitter. I especially love it in soups because the bitterness mellows and it keeps its sweet and pungent flavor even after a longer cooking time.

How to Serve Gai Lan

Gail Lan is delicious sautéed with oyster sauce and garlic. It shines in all sorts of stir-fries.  It’s also one of my favorite greens to add to soups.

This Gai Lan Soup Recipe is on the spicy side, and with the addition of egg and miso, it’s not only healthy, but it’s quite rich and hearty.

If you are cooking up a Chinese New Year’s menu, I hope you include the soup.

And it would also be wonderful along this Garlic-Ginger Flank Steak.

A pile of sliced Garlic-Ginger Grilled Flank Steak on a white plate.And  Crispy Garlic Ginger Bok Choy Chips. . .

Bok Choy ChipsWhatever you serve it with, I hope you enjoy every last spoonful of the gai lan soup!

If you try the gai lan soup, or any of my other recipes, I’d love to hear what you think in the comments. You can also follow me on Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook to keep up with my mouth-watering recipes!

I want to thank Melissa’s Produce again for essentially sending me Chinese New Year — in a box. This is not a sponsored post, as always, all opinions are my own.

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Gai Lan Soup with Egg
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

This healthy Gai Lan Soup Recipe with Egg is as nourishing, comforting and delicious as it looks!

Please note that the prep time does not include hard boiling the eggs, which will take 15 to 20 minutes. (Here's how to hard boil eggs.)

Course: First Course, Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Asian-Style soups, fall and winter soups, Gal Lan soup
Servings: 4 to 6
Calories: 137 kcal
Author: Valentina K. Wein
Ingredients
Instructions

  1. Coat the bottom of a large soup pot with grapeseed oil and place it over medium-low heat. Add the miso, ginger, garlic and chile paste. Let this sauté for a couple of minutes, and then add the onions.

  2. Continue to sauté until the onions are soft and translucent, about 7 minutes.

  3. Add the Gai Lan and cook just until it's wilted. Then add the water and bring to a boil.

  4. Add the sliced hard cooked egg whites, cover the pot, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.

  5. Season to taste with sea salt and garnish each serving with dried chili flakes.

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Comments

    • valentina says

      Hi Rolando, gai lan is Chinese broccoli and it’s often available in many major grocery stores (Gelson’s Whole Foods, Ralph’s), and definitely in any Asian market. Cheers!

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    • valentina says

      Hi Catherine, I hope you find Gai Lan in your market and try it. In not in the soup, you can just sauté it with a little olive oil, salt and pepper. Like you would spinach. 🙂

      Reply

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