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The soup recipe index - an A to Z list of chinese soup recipes

More than a hundred homemade soup recipes represents only a drop in the bucket in terms of the number of chinese food recipes that can be found online but this is my contribution.

Some of the recipes are repeated in 2 or more ingredient categories.


Baby food recipes

Baby porridge recipes
A collection of rice recipes for babies weaning off milk.

Baby soups
A collection of soup recipes for babies.


Beef soups

Read more about beef soups.

  1. Beef brisket soup
    Slow cooking a beef tough cut with fresh tomatoes, coriander and ginger.
  2. Beef noodle soups
    A collection of 4 beef noodle soup recipes. Great for leftovers from a roast, stew or barbeque.
  3. Beef soup recipe with chinese herbs
    A herbal soup recipe for cheaper tougher beef cuts since all the goodness will be in the soup.
  4. Beef soup recipe with ox shin
    A herbal soup recipe using ox shin, huai shan, dried tangerine peel and ginger.
  5. Beef vegetable soup
    A cornstarch thickened soup featuring cabbage mustard, dried chinese mushrooms, beef fillet, and egg white.
  6. Borscht soup Hong Kong style
    A recipe for the Hong Kong-styled tomato-based borscht soup featuring beef, fresh tomatoes, carrot, onion, ketchup, potato, and beef stock.
  7. Double-boiled beef rib soup
    A simple soup recipe using beef ribs, ginger and cooking wine double-boiled to perfection.
  8. Oxtail soup recipes
    Oxtail is a good ingredient for slow cooking soups. 2 recipes here. 1 herbal, the other hearty.
  9. Vegetable beef soup recipe
    This is like chicken ABC soup but with beef.
  10. Westlake beef soup
    The westlake beef soup isn't as famous as the hot and sour soup although both are classic chinese thickened soups. It holds its own. 2 recipes here.
  11. Beef stock recipes
    A collection of 5 beef stock recipes. Take your pick.

Chicken soups

Find out more about healthy chicken soups at the chicken soup recipes page

  1. Black chicken soup for dark hair
    A black chicken soup with he shou wu (fo-ti) and ginseng, a great recipe for keeping hair dark.
  2. Herbal black chicken soup with chinese yam
    A black chicken soup with goji berries, chinese yam, red dates and old ginger.
  3. Chicken corn soup recipe
    A sweet and refreshing soup recipe using fresh corn, coconut and chicken.
  4. Chicken feet soup
    Chicken feet soup contains a high level of collagen, which is good for beautiful skin.
  5. Chicken mushroom soup
    A warming soup dish for new mothers during the confinement month using chicken, mushrooms and old ginger.
  6. Chicken noodle soups
    A collection of 2 chicken noodle soups recipes. Both are quick and fuss-less.
  7. Chicken soup recipe with red dates and milk
    A milky chicken soup that is a lady's favourite.
  8. Chicken soup recipe with baby bok choy
    Baby bok choy is a very popular and refreshing garnish for chicken soups. A delicious weight loss soup.
  9. Chicken soup with chinese angelica root
    A herbal soup recipe requires working with fire to burn off the alcohol and leaving behind a sweet soup. The sweeter the wine used, the sweeter the soup.
  10. Chinese chicken soup with solomon's seal
    The combination of chicken, solomon's seal together with dried goji berries and chinese yam makes it a highly nourishing soup dish.
  11. Coconut soup with chicken and corn
  12. Ginger chicken soup
    Ginger is a warming food and is considered good for new mothers who are deemed to be susceptible to cold.
  13. Healthy chicken soup
    A healthy soup recipe with chicken and astragalus. Gentle and nourishing.
  14. Korean ginseng chicken soup
    A korean soup recipe featuring korean ginseng and chicken. A classic dish.
  15. Chicken stock recipes
    Cook up a storm with these chicken stocks.

Duck soup recipes

  1. Duck soup with salted vegetable
  2. Duck porridge

Egg drop soups

Find out more about egg drop soup at the egg drop soup page

  1. Egg drop soup recipe with corn
  2. Egg drop soup recipe with mushroom and tofu
  3. Egg drop soup recipe with crab meat
  4. Egg drop soup recipe with tomato and seaweed
  5. Egg drop soup recipe with chicken
  6. Hot and sour egg drop soup recipe
  7. Egg drop soup recipe with seaweed and tofu
  8. Egg drop soup recipe with dried seaweed
  9. Egg drop soup recipe with tomato
  10. Egg drop soup recipe with chicken and egg white
  11. Egg drop soup with fresh fish fillet
  12. Chinese egg drop soup with fish and tofu

Fish soup recipes

Find out more about fish soups at the fish soup recipes page

  1. Cod fish soup with egg tofu
    A clear soup using cod fillet, bok choy and egg tofu.
  2. Fish porridge recipes
    A collection of rice recipes with fish.
  3. Fish soup recipe with enoki mushroom and silken tofu
    A recipe from Everything Bean Curd! by Betty Saw. A luxurious fish soup with enoki mushroom, scallops and silken tofu. Not quick and easy but yummy.
  4. Fish soup recipe with milkfish and basil
    A quick and easy soup with a big fragrance.
  5. Fish stock recipes
    2 stock recipes using fish.
  6. Fish wonton recipes
  7. Fish soup recipe with dory
    This is a quick and easy soup using fresh dory fish. Yummy!!
  8. Fish soup with bream fish
    A thickened soup recipe using bream fish and spinach.
  9. Fish soup recipe with lotus root
    A simple soup recipe featuring lotus root, tomatoes and fresh fish.

  10. Chinese egg drop soup with fish and tofu
  11. Egg drop soup with fresh fish fillet

Herbal soup recipes

Black chicken soup No.1

black chicken soup with chinese yam

chicken feet soup

Chicken soup with dang shen and old cucumber
This soup has all my favourite chinese herbs. Red dates, chinese wolfberries and dang shen.

Chicken soup recipe with fresh chinese yam and arrowroot
A nice light crunchy chicken soup.

Chicken soup recipe with cordyceps
A all round nourishing chicken tonic.

chinese chicken soup

Healthy chicken soup with astragalus

astragalus vegetable soup No.1

astragalus vegetable soup No.2

Beef soup recipe with chinese herbs

Beef soup recipe with ox shin

Herbal remedy for good skin

Hot and sour soup recipes

Read about the 5 secrets to a successful hot and sour soup.

  1. Hot and sour soup No. 1
    Soft tofu, chicken, pork, and Chinese black mushrooms
  2. Chinese hot and sour soup No. 2
    Pork, black fungus, carrot and celery
  3. Chinese hot and sour soup No. 3
    Soft tofu, black fungus, pork, preserved vegetable and tomato
  4. Hot and sour chicken and tofu soup
    Chicken, preserved vegetable, carrot, water chestnuts, shiitake mushrooms, straw mushrooms, soft tofu, crab meat
  5. Vegetarian hot and sour soup No. 1
    Shiitake mushrooms, firm tofu, preserved vegetable, fa cai, and enoki mushrooms
  6. Vegetarian hot and sour soup No. 2
    Bamboo shoot, soft tofu, shiitake mushrooms, black fungus, and dried lily buds.
  7. Hot sour soup recipe with pork, black fungus, carrot and bamboo shoot

Lotus root soup recipes

Read about the Lotus root.

  1. A basic lotus root soup
    A basic no-nonsense soup with a handful of red dates to help sweeten the soup.
  2. Vegetarian lotus root soup
    This recipe does not include any meat so it is suitable for vegetarians. If you are not a vegetarian, you can add a few pieces of pork ribs or chicken bones to the soup.
  3. Lotus root soup with red beans
    This soup is reputed to be good for pregnant ladies.
  4. Fish soup recipe with lotus root
    A simple soup featuring lotus root, tomatoes and fresh fish
  5. Lotus root congee recipes
    2 rice congee recipes using lotus root. One with pork, the other a vegetarian.

Miso soup recipes

Read more about Miso

  1. A basic miso soup recipe
  2. Miso soup with lotus root, leek and tofu
  3. Miso soup with chicken dumplings

Noodle Soup Recipes

Read more about Noodle soups

  1. Beef noodle soup recipes
    A couple of beef noodle soup recipes
  2. Cellophane noodle soup
    Bean thread noodles in soup
  3. Chicken noodle soup
    2 chicken noodle soup recipes here
  4. Noodle soup with roast duck
    A noodle soup recipe for roast duck. Just buy the roast duck from your favorite roast shop and add to the noodle soup.
  5. Chinese udon noodle soup
    It's so nice to have a steamy bowl of hot udon noodle soup on a cold wintry evening, don't you agree?
  6. Mixed vegetable soup
    Bean thread noodles with napa cabbage
  7. Vegetarian stew
    Stewed bean thread noodles with cabbage, black fungus, carrot

Pork Soup Recipes

Read more about Pork soups

  1. Corn soup with pork ribs
    A simple soup recipe with sweet corn and pork ribs cooked in a thermal cooking pot
  2. Lean pork soup with water melon peel
    Did you know that fresh water melon peel makes a great chinese soup for colds?
  3. Lotus root soup #1
    Lotus root soup is an all-time favourite chinese soup for many Singaporeans. It is one soup that is better homecooked than store-bought
  4. Meatball soup with winter melon
    A recipe for pork meatball soup with winter melon and fresh crab meat
  5. Pork congee
    Rice porridge with pork is very easy to make. It does not take a genius to do this. Surprise your young family with yummy and nutritious pork congee
  6. Pork soup with chinese yam
    A herbal soup recipe using pork soup with chinese yam and goji berries
  7. Pork soup with lotus seeds and carrot
    A refreshing clear soup using prime ribs, lotus seeds and carrots
  8. Pork wontons
    Pork is the traditional ingredient in wontons. It is common to add other types of meat or vegetable to make a delicious filling mixture. I have gathered quite a few pork wonton recipes here. Take your pick and choose your favorite.
  9. Potato soup with pork ribs and carrot
    This is a potato soup recipe with pork ribs and carrot. It is a super yummy and healthy chinese soup. I like to drink this soup whenever I am feeling tired and under the weather
  10. Pork stock recipes
    A collection of 10 pork stock recipes here. Pork stocks contain high level of calcium and protein, suitable for making soups, rice porridge and dishes for growing boys and girls, and people recovering from injuries.
  11. Pumpkin soup with pork ribs
  12. Tomato soup with pork slices
  13. Salted vegetable soup with pork

Potato Soup Recipes

Read more about potato in chinese soups.

  1. Potato soup with pork ribs and carrot
    This is a potato soup recipe with pork ribs and carrot. It is a super yummy and healthy chinese soup. I like to drink this soup whenever I am feeling tired.
  2. Astragalus vegetable soup
    This is a recipe for astragalus vegetable soup. Besides astragalus, it has broccoli, carrot, corn, and potato.
  3. Borscht soup - Hong Kong style
    Peel the potato, carrot and onion, cut into bite-sized pieces; Wash the tomato and cut into pieces; Place the potato, carrot, and beef pieces in a pot.
  4. Herbal oxtail soup recipe

Seafood soup recipes

  1. Seafood soup recipes
    A collection of soups using seafood.
  2. Shrimp soup recipe with chinese yam
    A quick and easy soup using fresh shrimps, chinese yam (shan yao), snow pea shoots and konbu.
  3. Easy shrimp soup with napa cabbage and egg

Sweet soup recipes

Gingko nuts pearl barley soup recipe
This barley soup recipe is a classic chinese dessert. It is recommended as a pre-natal dish for pregnant ladies in their 3rd trimester.

Lily bulb soup with lotus seeds

Longan red date soup


Tofu soup recipes

Firm tofu soup with carrot and bamboo shoot
A yummy thickened soup recipe using firm tofu, ground pork, carrot and bamboo shoot.

Fish soup recipe with enoki mushroom and silken tofu
A recipe from Everything Bean Curd! by Betty Saw.

Korean tofu soup
This korean soup recipe features one of the most famous korean food kimchi. Kimchi goes so well with tofu in hot soup.

Seafood tofu soup
A thickened soup recipe with the freshness of seafood.

Silken tofu soup with dried scallop
A warm smooth soup recipe with minced green leafy vegetables and dried scallops.

Silken tofu soup with shrimp
A light fresh clear broth recipe with just silken tofu and fresh shrimps.

Silken tofu soup with tomato
A light clear anti-oxidant recipe using silken tofu and fresh tomatoes.

Tofu wakame seaweed soup
This soup recipe produces a light clear soup with the taste of the ocean and the goodness of healthy ingredients. It will make a wonderful starter.


Vegetarian soup recipes

Astragalus vegetable soup version 1
Besides astragalus, this vegetarian soup has broccoli, carrot, corn, and potato.

Astragalus vegetable soup version 2
This vegetable soup is great for detoxification.

Firm tofu soup
A yummy thickened soup recipe using firm tofu, ground pork, carrot and bamboo shoot.

One-meal vegetable soup

Mixed vegetable soup
A steamed soup with bean curd sheets.

Mung bean vermicelli vegetarian soup
A hearty soup with carrot, bamboo shoot, cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, cloud ear and wood ear fungus and mung bean vermicelli.

Shark fin squash soup
A great alternative to the real shark fin soup. For vegetarians and those who love shark fins.

Tofu soup with tomatoes
A light clear anti-oxidant soup recipe using silken tofu and fresh tomatoes.

Vegetarian hot and sour soup #1
Shiitake mushrooms, firm tofu, carrot, salted vegetable, red chilli, fa cai (edible black moss), and needle mushroom

Vegetarian hot and sour soup #2
Bamboo shoot, soft tofu, dried shiitake mushrooms, black fungus and dried tiger lily buds

Vegetable wontons
How can we leave out our vegetarian friends when we enjoy wontons?

Vegetable soup stocks
A collection of soup stocks made with only vegetables


Watercress soups

Chinese watercress soup recipes
A collection of chinese watercress soup recipes.

Winter melon soup recipes

  • Winter melon soups
    A collection of winter melon soup recipes.
  • Meatball soup with winter melon
    This meatball soup is considered a quick soup. To lower the oiliness of the soup, instead of browning the garlic, add it directly to the chicken broth.

  • Congee Recipes

    Find out more about congee and the various methods of making congee.

    1. Beef porridge recipes
      A collection of 4 rice porridge recipes using beef.
    2. Carrot porridge
      2 rice porridge recipes featuring carrot. 1 vegetarian, the other contains pork.
    3. Century egg pork congee
      2 rice congee recipes using century eggs.
    4. Chicken porridge
      A collection of 6 rice congee recipes featuring chicken to get you started on comfort healing food.
    5. Duck porridge with yam
      Brown rice, taro, rice, duck
    6. Fish porridge
      2 rice porridge recipe with thinly sliced white-fleshed fish cooked lightly and quickly. Delicious, satisfying yet easy to make.
    7. Ginseng lamb porridge
      A warming and toning dish with ginseng root, red dates, goji berries, ginger, and lamb.
    8. Herbal congee
      Rice congee or porridge cooked with chinese herbs for the purpose of building immunity and regulating bodily functions. All for good health.
    9. 2 lotus root congee recipes
    10. Lotus seed porridge
    11. Minced pork congee
    12. Mushroom corn porridge
    13. Mushroom pork congee
    14. Pork congee
    15. Barley soup recipe with pork, rice, taro and chinese pearl barley
    16. Pork congee with chinese yam
    17. Pork congee with euryale seeds
    18. Lean pork congee with chinese yam
      A light rice congee recipe using chinese yam and hyacinth beans. A flu prevention recipe.
    19. Pork congee with liver
    20. Pork congee with tomato
    21. Pork congee with yam
    22. Pumpkin porridge recipes
      Pumpkin is a wonderful ingredient: packed with proteins, fats, dietary fibre, calcium, iron and vitamins. Enjoy them with congee.
    23. Seafood porridge
      Fresh seafood goes well with so many things, especially in fresh seafood porridge recipes.
    24. Vegetarian porridge
      Vegetarian friends can try these recipes.

    Wonton recipes

    Wonton soup
    Wonton soup is as important as the wontons themselves. Read more and find 2 recipes for wonton soups to go with your delicious wontons.

    Wonton dipping sauce
    Not satisfied with plain wontons? Use some wonton dipping sauces.

    Wonton dessert recipes
    Try out these sweet wonton dessert recipes

    Recipes using wonton wrappers
    Looking for recipes using wonton wrappers? I have gathered so many ideas for wonton wrappers here that you probably won't have time to try them all. Include wonton cheese recipes, wonton cups, wonton wrap etc.

    Wonton filling recipes

    1. Chicken wonton recipes
      Check out these easy chicken wonton recipes. A good alternative if you do not eat pork.
    2. Crab meat wonton recipes
      Check out these easy recipes using crab and pork. Includes a yummy crab rangoon recipe.
    3. Fish wonton recipes
      Fish is not a common wonton filling. Yet, they make healthy fillings. Once these babies are wrapped up, you can boil them, deep-fry them or steam them.
    4. Pork wonton recipes
      Pork is the traditional ingredient in wontons. It is common to add other types of meat or vegetable to make a delicious filling mixture. I have gathered quite a few pork wonton recipes here. Take your pick and choose your favorites.
    5. Shrimp wonton recipes
      The shrimp wonton recipes featured here range from using only shrimps to a combination of shrimp with other types of ingredients.
    6. Turkey wonton recipes
      I think these turkey wonton recipes will come in handy for using Thanksgiving leftovers. What could be nicer than a couple of turkey wontons floating in a hot clear broth to counter-act the effects of over-eating.
    7. Vegetable wonton recipes
      How can we leave out our vegetarian friends when we enjoy wontons? Here is at least 1 vegetable wonton recipe.

    Other great soup sites

    Not looking for chinese soups? Try Homemade Soup Recipes created by my friend Erik. I only deal with chinese soups, he has no such boundaries.(^-_^)

    How about some easy soup recipes from France? My friend Kim makes making French soups looks so easy. All of the elegance, none of the fuss.




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