Dumpling Soup with Homemade Broth and Bok Choy

 I have been watching countless videos and looking up recipes for different ways to prepare dumplings because i have had a massive craving for them. I don't think I am anywhere near ready to make a dumpling from scratch, but I do think i can whip up a rich hearty broth, and throw in some cooked from frozen ones in there. I oftentimes have a bag of frozen dumplings, and after coming up with this delicious soup, i will be making this on repeat this fall and winter. It was so easy, and I can't believe how good it tasted! I've never made a rich broth like this from literal water and ingredients! Wow! I saved a video of another favorite cook of mine that i follow on line, her name is Seema Pankhania, and she has a wonderful page full of the most amazing recipes and dishes. I am very inspired by her! She has a recipe for dumpling soup, which my recipe is heavily inspired by hers! I want to make that clear, as I believe we need to not just copy others and then put our own name on it. Rather, giving credit to others brilliant ideas, and sharing we where we draw our inspiration from. I did not copy her recipe ingredient by ingredient, I adapted and created my own, but I would have never even thought to make dumpling soup if it wasn't for her. She had the brilliant idea and I wanted to try it for myself. I am so glad i found her page, her recipes, her willingness to share all that she has learned! So here am i, following suit, and sharing what I have learned and come up with. Just wanted to get that out there. Now let's move on to the recipe at hand!

You'll need:

Caldo de Pollo. or chicken bouillon, i thought also one of the packets from a raman pack would be amazing too 

hoisin sauce 

chili crunch oil 

hot water 

1 egg, whisked 

6-8 frozen dumplings 

1-2 fresh bok choy, chopped 

green onion, chopped 

generous heap of chopped cilantro and onion 
sesame oil 

dipping sauce:

soy sauce, chili crunch, hoisin

In a large bowl, drop a heaping teaspoon of chicken bouillon. Add soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and chili oil crunch. Pour boiling hot water over soup base. 

Next, drizzle the whisked egg into the broth, creating an egg drop soup effect, use a fork to stir it in well. 

Drop in cooked dumplings that were boiled separately. 

Add bok choy, green onion, and cilantro and onion mixture. 

Drizzle with a generous glug of sesame oil. 

Slurp and eat and using dipping sauce for soupy dumplings. 

I'm telling you, this soup is souping. I hope you love is as much as I do!!