Ingredients for - Asian Salmon-and-Rice Soup
How to cook deliciously - Asian Salmon-and-Rice Soup
1. Stage
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Stir in the rice and boil until almost tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
2. Stage
Coat the salmon with the soy sauce and sesame oil.
3. Stage
In a large pot, combine the cooked rice, the cilantro stems, the ginger, salt, broth and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
4. Stage
Add the salmon to the pot. Simmer, covered, until the salmon is just done, about 5 minutes. Remove the cilantro stems. Serve the soup garnished with the cilantro leaves and scallions.
5. Stage
Notes: We used long-grain rice for our soup. In China and Japan, it would be made with short-grain, which is starchier and dissolves into the soup more readily. If you want to go the short-grain route, arborio is readily available.
6. Stage
Wine Recommendation: Pairing this soup with wine may be a bit of a stretch. A lager beer is a much better choice. Best of all: small flasks of warm, tangy sake.
