Dish-Type Recipe Index

Soups and broths

These recipes are grouped as soups and broths because their ingredients, cooking method, or restaurant-menu role fit this dish family.

About soups and broths

Clear soups, thickened soups, noodle soups, congee-adjacent broths, and slow soups.

Recipes in this section: 46.

Soups and broths

Beef Intestine Soup

Cantonese / Noodle Soup · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour if using prepared intestine

Beef Intestine Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Beef Stew Noodle Soup

Cantonese / Chinese American · Noodle soup · Serves 3–4 · 2 hours

Beef Stew Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Beef Tripe Noodle Soup

Cantonese / Noodle Soup · Noodle soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour if using cooked tripe

Beef Tripe Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Egg Noodle Soup

Cantonese / American Chinese · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Chinese Egg Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese New Year Rice Cake Soup

Jiangnan / Home-style · Rice cake soup · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Chinese New Year Rice Cake Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Restaurant Meatballs

American Chinese / Soup and Specials · Meatball dish · Makes 16 · 40 minutes

Chinese Restaurant Meatballs recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Restaurant Vegetable Soup

American Chinese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Chinese Restaurant Vegetable Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles

Yunnan · Yunnan · Serves 2 · 45 minutes

A practical home version of Yunnan crossing-the-bridge rice noodles with hot broth, rice noodles, chicken, herbs, mushrooms, and menu-literacy notes.

Dumpling Soup

Northern Chinese / American Chinese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes if using prepared dumplings

Dumpling Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Eel Noodle Soup

Cantonese / Noodle Soup · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

Eel Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Egg Drop Soup

American Chinese / Cantonese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 15 minutes

Egg Drop Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fish Ball Noodle Soup

Cantonese / Fujian · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Fish Ball Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fish Maw Soup with Crab or Seafood

Cantonese Banquet Soup · Soup · Serves 4 · 40 minutes after soaking

Fish Maw Soup with Crab or Seafood recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Foo Chow / Fuzhou Wonton Soup

Fujian / Fuzhou · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour

Foo Chow / Fuzhou Wonton Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Foo Chow Meat Ball Soup

Fuzhou / Fujian · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Foo Chow Meat Ball Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Foo Chow Rice Ball Soup

Fuzhou / Fujian · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Foo Chow Rice Ball Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fuzhou Fish Ball Soup

Fujian · Fuzhou / Fujian · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes with prepared fish balls

A practical Fuzhou fish ball soup recipe using fish balls, broth, greens, rice wine, ginger, and menu-literacy notes.

Guizhou Sour Fish Soup

Guizhou · Guizhou-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Guizhou-inspired sour fish soup recipe with tomato, pickled vegetables, ginger, chiles, and rice noodles.

Guizhou Sour-Spicy Rice Noodles

Guizhou · Guizhou-inspired · Serves 2 · 30 minutes

A Guizhou sour-spicy rice noodles recipe with pickled vegetables, vinegar, chile, herbs, and broth.

Hakka Lei Cha Rice

Hakka · Hakka · Serves 3–4 · 50 minutes

A Hakka lei cha rice recipe with tea-herb broth, rice, greens, tofu, peanuts, and menu-literacy notes.

Hong Kong Macaroni Soup

Hong Kong Cafe · Hong Kong cafe · Serves 2 · 20 minutes

A Hong Kong macaroni soup recipe with ham, egg, broth, and cha chaan teng breakfast menu-literacy notes.

Hot and Sour Soup

Soup · Chinese American / regional variants · Serves 4 · 30 minutes

A practical hot and sour soup recipe with vinegar, white pepper, tofu, mushrooms, egg, and menu-literacy notes.

Lamb Noodle Soup

Northwestern Chinese · Noodle soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour 30 minutes

Lamb Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Lion's Head Meatballs

Jiangsu · Jiangsu / Huaiyang · Serves 4 · 1 hour

A Jiangsu-style lion's head meatballs recipe with pork, ginger, scallion, napa cabbage, broth, and menu-literacy notes.

Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 4 · 2 hours

Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Malaysian Laksa

Malaysian Chinese · Malaysian / Peranakan-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Malaysian laksa recipe with coconut curry broth, rice noodles, shrimp or chicken, herbs, and menu-literacy notes.

Pork Bone and Seaweed Soup

Cantonese / Home-style · Soup · Serves 4 · 2 hours

Pork Bone and Seaweed Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Pork Stomach with Pepper Soup

Cantonese / Southern Chinese · Soup · Serves 4 · 2 hours

Pork Stomach with Pepper Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Rabbit Noodle Soup

Regional Chinese Noodle Soup · Noodle soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour

Rabbit Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Roast Duck Noodle Soup

Cantonese · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes using prepared duck

Roast Duck Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Seafood Corn Soup

Cantonese / American Chinese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Seafood Corn Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Seafood with Tofu Soup

Cantonese / American Chinese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Seafood with Tofu Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shanghai-Style Noodle Soup

Jiangnan / Shanghai · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 35 minutes

Shanghai-Style Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shredded Pork with Pickled Cabbage Soup

Northern Chinese / Home-style · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

Shredded Pork with Pickled Cabbage Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Small-Pot Rice Noodles

Yunnan · Yunnan · Serves 2 · 35 minutes

A Yunnan small-pot rice noodles recipe with rice noodles, pork, pickled vegetables, broth, herbs, and chiles.

Stew Duck Soup

Cantonese / Chinese Restaurant Soup · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour using cooked duck

Stew Duck Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 4 · 2.5 hours

A Taiwanese beef noodle soup recipe with beef shank or chuck, soy sauce, aromatics, tomatoes, pickled greens, and wheat noodles.

Taro Duck Rice Vermicelli Soup

Cantonese / Fujian-influenced Noodle Soup · Noodle soup · Serves 3–4 · 1 hour

Taro Duck Rice Vermicelli Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Tomato and Bean Curd Soup

Home-style Chinese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Tomato and Bean Curd Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Vegetarian Hot Pot Broth

Vegetarian · Vegetarian · Serves 4 · 45 minutes

A vegetarian hot pot broth recipe with mushrooms, kombu optional, ginger, scallion optional, vegetables, tofu, and menu-literacy notes.

Watercress Pork Soup

Cantonese Soup · Soup · Serves 4 · 1 hour 30 minutes

Watercress Pork Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Wensi Tofu Soup

Jiangsu · Jiangsu / Huaiyang · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A simplified Wensi tofu soup recipe with tofu threads, mushrooms, ham or mushroom, greens, and Jiangsu menu-literacy notes.

West Lake Beef Soup

Zhejiang · Zhejiang / Hangzhou · Serves 4 · 25 minutes

A West Lake beef soup recipe with minced beef, egg white, tofu, cilantro, and Zhejiang menu-literacy notes.

Wonton Noodle Soup

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 4 · 1 hour

A Cantonese wonton noodle soup recipe with shrimp-pork wontons, egg noodles, broth, and menu-literacy notes.

Wonton Soup

Cantonese / American Chinese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Wonton Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Xiao Long Bao

Jiangnan · Jiangnan · Makes 24 · Longer project

A practical xiao long bao soup dumpling recipe with pork filling, gelatinized broth, wrappers, and Jiangnan menu-literacy notes.