miracle soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh ginger root
• 1/4 cup chopped garlic
• 2 (32 ounce) packages fat-free chicken broth
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 (6 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can bamboo shoots, drained
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fructose (fruit sugar)
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 (16 ounce) packages frozen mixed stir-fry vegetables
• 1 pound frozen, peeled and deveined shrimp
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• in a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. stir in ginger and garlic and cook 3 minutes, until tender. stir together 1 cup broth with cornstarch. pour cornstarch mixture into pot with mushrooms, bamboo, soy, vinegar, fructose, crushed red pepper and remaining broth. bring to a boil and cook until thickened.
• stir in frozen mixed vegetables, frozen shrimp and cilantro. simmer until shrimp is opaque, about 10 minutes. stir in spinach until just wilted, 2 minutes. serve at once.