Spicy Gai Lan Soup

• 1 cup chopped red onion
• 5 chopped garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons chopped ginger
• 32 ounces vegetable stock
• 3 cups chopped gai lan, including stems (Chinese broccoli)
• 1/2 cup dried wakame seaweed, cut into 1/8-1/4 inch pieces
• 1/2 cup sliced green onion
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 cup whole enokitake mushroom
• 1 tablespoon chili paste
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon sriracha sauce
• pepper

1. Heat 1 T vegetable oil in a 3 qt pot.
2. Saute onion, ginger, and garlic over medium heat for 5 minutes.
3. Add vegetable stock.
4. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Add all other ingredients, stir, fill pot to the top with cold water, return to the stove and bring to a boil.
6. Simmer for 1 hour.

red onion, garlic, ginger, vegetable stock, gai lan, green onion, cilantro, enokitake mushroom, chili paste, basil, sriracha sauce, pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-gai-lan-soup-485152 (may not work)