Oriental Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 (6 ounce) package frozen pea pods, thawed (or fresh)
• 2 cups diced cooked ham
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms or 4 ounces canned mushrooms, sliced, drained
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 bias slice pea pods in half crosswise; set aside.
• 2 in a 3 quart saucepan combine the chicken stock, ham, and mushrooms.
• 3 bring to boiling, reduce heat, cover, simmer 4 or 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in pea pods and green onion.
• 5 cook 2 or 3 minutes more or till pea pods are crisp tender.
• 6 stir in vinegar.
• 7 ladle into soup bowls.