Hot Orange Soup with Wafers
Yield
6 servingsPrep
10 minCook
10 minReady
20 minLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Very low in sodium, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | cups |
water
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
rock sugar
|
* |
| 4 | cups |
orange juice
fresh |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
ginger
preserved, in syrup |
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
cornstarch
mix with water to form a paste |
|
| 6 | slices |
limes
thin |
*
|
| 6 | slices |
oranges
thin |
*
|
| 6 | each |
maraschino cherries
|
|
| 6 | each |
mint leaves
|
*
|
| 12 | each |
cream wafers
coconut, or vanilla |
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | l |
water
|
|
| 177 | ml |
rock sugar
|
* |
| 946 | ml |
orange juice
fresh |
|
| 15 | ml |
ginger
preserved, in syrup |
|
| 45 | ml |
cornstarch
mix with water to form a paste |
|
| 6 | slices |
limes
thin |
*
|
| 6 | slices |
oranges
thin |
*
|
| 6 | each |
maraschino cherries
|
|
| 6 | each |
mint leaves
|
*
|
| 12 | each |
cream wafers
coconut, or vanilla |
* |
Directions
Hot orange soup from China is unlike orange juice or soda pop.
Preparation: Squeeze orange juice, strain.
Break up rock sugar.
Mince preserved ginger.
Cooking: Combine water and rock sugar; bring to boil.
When rock sugar is dissolved, add orange juice and cornstarch paste; stir.
Cornstarch paste should give soup a light body.
Pour into individual warmed bowls; add preserved ginger to each serving.
Float orange and lime slice and a cherry; garnish with mint leaf.
Serve with wafers.
