Chinese tomato soup

Name: Chinese tomato soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 2 chicken breast, thighs or drumsticks; 2 onions; 2 large or 3 small garlic cloves; 1,5 liter chicken stock; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; sunflower or other neutral oil; 3 tablespoons apple sauce; 50 ml vinegar; 2 cans of tomato cubes; about 3 cm fresh ginger root (1,2 inch); 140 gram tomato paste; about 3 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sambal or your choice; 50 gram noodles or rice noodles; handful of bean sprouts; 2 green onions

A well known soup is a Chinese tomato soup, but have you ever made it yourself? This one is made from scatch, actually quite easy!

50 minutes

8 persons

Lunch

Soup

Recipe chinese tomato soup

Made by Véronique

Published at 2017-09-22, this recipe is for 8 persons and takes 50 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-02-01

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

40 minutes

Total time

50 minutes

Preparation – 10 minutes

Peel and coarsely chop the onion and garlic cloves. Peel and finely chop the ginger root. Remove any excess fat or muscles from the chicken fillets and cut them in halves.

Chop the green onions into rings and set them aside.

Finishing the Chinese tomato soup – 40 minutes

Heat oil in a large pan and sauté the onion, garlic and ginger for a few minutes. As soon as they start to soften you can add the tomato paste. Turn down the heat and add 2 tablespoons of flour, let it cook shortly and pour in about 100 ml vinegar.

Also pour in chicken stock along with canned tomatoes and chicken fillets. Turn a lid on the pan and bring to a boil. When the soup has start to boil you need to turn down the heat so the chicken can slowly cook.

That will take about 10 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and use an immersion blender to create a smooth soup.

Add soy sauce, apple sauce, sambal, pepper and salt. Bring water to a boil using a water kettle or pan. Meanwhile use 2 forks to create 'pulled chicken'.

Add noodles into a boil and pour the boiling water on top, cover with cling film and let it steam for a few minutes before you drain the noodles.

Divide soup over bowls or deep plates and finish with noodles, green onions, bean sprouts and chicken. Enjoy!