I love really good, authentic Chinese food- don’t you? As with all restaurants that aren’t committed to serving halal dishes, if you dine at one you’ll have to ask a zillion questions about the ingredients to find out if there are any questionable or clearly non-halal ingredients. If you only eat dhabiha (slaughtered according to Islamic requirements) meats and their by-products, chicken or meat broth in foods may pose an issue for you, too. That’s why I love to learn to make my own globally-inspired recipes and share them here.
Another important addition is the broth.
I don’t recommend skipping the broth because I feel it needs some depth to it. You could try a vegetable broth, too, but chicken broth really works best in my opinion because it contains that healthy fat that gives the soup a silky taste. Use the halal-certified low sodium broths by Saffron Road and you’ve got a totally halal version of this restaurant-style soup.
This recipe for Chinese Hot & Sour Soup has turned into a family favorite soup when we’re craving Chinese food and want to create the restaurant-style experience at home with the other Chinese recipes I’ve got under my belt. What about you- what’s your favorite Chinese recipe you’d like to see made halal?
Check out the recipe below.
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