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Kimchi Dubu Doenjang Jjigae (Meat-Free / Spicy / Contains Anchovies / Contains Gluten) I am a big fan of kimchi! I also happen to love soondubu jjigae (soft beancurd spicy stew) and doengjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). Hence when I sat down to create my perfect vegan Korean stew, it made perfect sense to combine […]

Samgyetang My Version (Dairy-Free/Egg-Free/Gluten-Free)   I love Korean ginseng chicken soup! At home, I make it with the traditional method of using a whole ginseng root and a whole chicken, stuffed with glutinous rice. Our rendition here uses tender marinated chicken pieces cooked with carrots, wolfberries, red dates, gingko nuts, chestnuts, a variety of oriental […]

Bulgogi Style Jungol (Beef/Dairy-Free*/Egg-Free/Contains Gluten) *No longer dairy-free once cheddar cheese is added as condiment. Most of us would have eaten bulgogi (bbq meat) at Korean restaurants or attempted to make it at home for parties. In 2011, a poll by CNN even had bulgogi listed at no. 23 on the “World’s 50 Most Delicious […]

Roasted Vegetables Chilli Cheese Soup  (Vegetarian / Contains Dairy / Gluten-Free / Egg-Free / Spicy) The ultimate experience in Bhutanese dining will always have to be at the home of a Bhutanese family, sharing a specially cooked traditional meal, complete with suja (butter tea) and ara (homemade alcoholic beverage). In the home of a tangka […]

Beef and Tripe Stew Roman Style (Contains Beef / Tripe / Contains Gluten / Contains Dairy / Contains Egg)   (After writing the recipe for this soup and calculating the calories, I initially wanted to scrap the soup as the estimated calorie count was a whopping 515 calories. I recalled how customers wrote in with […]

Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup Chicken / Dairy-Free* / Gluten-Free** / Egg-Free *No longer dairy-free if sour cream and cheddar cheese are added as condiments. ** No longer gluten-free if fried tortilla chips are added as condiment.   In 2008, I made my first trip to the United States of America, the lovely west coast. Mexican […]

SouperChef Special | Souper K Mussel Chowder (Gojuchang Kimchi Mussel Chowder) (Contains Gluten/Contains Dairy/Spicy/Seafood/Alcohol-Free/Pork-Free) I was reading about superfoods health trends on the Thrillist, a digital lifestyle magazine, and was souper stoked to see so many of our Asian gems making it to the list! Kimchi, miso and goguchang (hot spicy paste made from hot […]

SouperChef Special | Chicken Mulligatawny (Chicken/Gluten-Free/Egg-Free/Alcohol-Free/Contains Dairy)     It’s a mouthful but this Chicken Mulligatawny (pronounced as mull-eh-gah-TAH-nee) is going to rock your chicken soup world! If you are a Seinfeld’s fan like I am, you will remember the Kramer’s soup from the “Soup Nazi” espisode. Mulligatawny derives from what was originally ‘mullaga’ (pepper) and […]

SouperChef Special |Vegan Nangka Bourguignon (Vegan/Gluten-Free/Egg-Free/Dairy-Free/Alcohol-Free) You might be familiar with the Beef Bourguignon, a beef stew cooked in red wine sauce from the region of Burgundy in France. In America, the dish was popularised in the 1950s, arguably by famed cook and author, Julia Child. And I think such an iconic dish deserves an […]

SouperChef Special | Irish Beef and Barley Broth Beef | Contains Gluten | Egg-Free | Dairy-Free | Alcohol-Free Where is the pot of gold? At the end of the rainbow and with the help of some shamrock! March 17th marks Saint Patrick’s Day. It is intended for spiritual renewal and offering of prayers for missionaries […]

SouperChef Special | Chicken Buckwheat Miso Soup Chicken | Contains Gluten | Egg-Free | Dairy-Free (No longer dairy-free once condiment basil pesto is added) I love soups all year round, especially brothy ones that are restorative and soothing. For generations, chicken soup has been a remedy of choice for mothers with sick children. Every culture makes […]

SouperChef Special | French Ratatouille Vegetarian | Contains Dairy | Gluten-free | Egg-Free Yes, the vegetable stew made famous by the movie “Ratatouille”. When I first made this stew two years before the movie was released, the name was hard to pronounce and we had to put its pronounciation next to the name for our staff […]