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Until just this week we had been having some unseasonably warm weather for our neck of the woods. People were hitting the beach, although not necessarily to go swimming. Have you ever gone swimming in the Puget Sound? Only for the brave hearted. Still there was a need for breaking out the sunscreen. BBQ’s were being lit up like it was the 4th of July and you could just smell the tastiness as you walked through the neighborhood.
We were all brought back to reality with clouds and a good rain shower or two or three. I mean it was only May, what were we all thinking. We live in the Pacific Northwest, who were we trying to kid.
So with the return of the rain, which I really do love, I know call me crazy, back out came the soup pot. I just wasn’t ready to tuck it away for the summer.
Besides I really wanted to share this recipe. This Oriental Vegetable stew/soup is amazing and since it is almost snow pea/sugar snap pea season, I wanted to make sure you had another way to use up all those green yummy peas. Or freeze them and make this in the fall.
Nothing like another comfort food dish to make before the weather becomes too warm.
Ingredients
- 8 cups of vegetable broth
- 2 cups of uncooked brown rice
- 1 onion chopped
- 1-2 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 cups of grated carrots
- 2 stalks of celery chopped
- 1 Tbs sesame oil
- 4 Tbs of Tamari divided
- 2 yams peeled and chopped
- 1 bunch asparagus cut into pieces
- 2 cups of snow peas
- 3 Tbs of sesame seeds
- green onions chopped
Instructions
- In big soup pot on medium heat add broth and the uncooked rice.
- Stir occasionally.
- In large skillet saute the onion and garlic. When tender add it to soup pot.
- In same skillet saute in sesame oil, carrots, celery, yams and 2 Tbs of Tamari until tender.
- Add to big soup pot with the broth and rice.
- Continue to stir soup pot, add more broth if necessary as rice cooks and absorbs the broth.
- When rice is done or almost done add the asparagus and snow peas. Cook until those are tender.
- Add more broth to your liking depending on if you like stew or soup.
- In a different skillet toast sesame seeds.
- When rice has completely cooked add sesame seeds to soup pot.
- Garnish with sliced green onions.
Tags: Carrots celery gluten free snow pea sugar snap pea yams
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