Gemüsesuppe im Asia-Stil

Ingredients

• 150 g rice noodles
• 800 ml vegetable broth
• 1 dried chili pepper
• 2 kaffir lime leaves
• 2 small Thai eggplants
• 2 carrots
• 1 stalk leek
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped Thai basil
• lime juice
• light soy sauce

Instructions

1. 1.

   Cook the rice noodles according to package instructions and drain.

2. 2.

   Bring the broth to a boil with the dried chili pepper and kaffir lime leaves.

3. 3.

   Wash, trim, halve, and slice the Thai eggplants; peel, halve lengthwise, and slice the carrots.

4. 4.

   Wash and trim the leek, cut the green into ~5 cm strips and the white into rings, then add all vegetables to the soup and simmer gently for about 8 minutes.

5. 5.

   Finally stir in the basil and noodles, season with lime juice and soy sauce, and serve hot.