Keihan Chicken Soup

Keihan Chicken Soup is a yummy, rich soup containing fragrant staples like flower-shaped carrot slices, orange zest and whole grain brown rice.

Ingredients

 * Cooked brown rice, 1 cup
 * Baked moist pulled chicken, white and dark meat, 1 cup
 * 2 cups water
 * 1 teaspoon finely grated orange/lemon zest
 * 2 tablespoons Tamari sauce
 * 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
 * 1 cube Chicken / Fish / or Shrimp bouillon base
 * 1 orange Carrot, chopped and cut into flower shapes

Toppings

 * Pickled Radishes
 * Cut Nori Shapes or Strips (use cookie cutter or knife to shape nori sheets)
 * Fresh, cold Seaweed Salad
 * Freshly cooked ramen noodles / soba noodles /somen noodles or even egg noodles
 * Shitake Mushrooms
 * Silken Tofu Cubes
 * Cooked Renkon (lotus root)

Cooking Directions

 * 1) Cut carrot into fine slices with knife, then shape the carrot slices into flower-shaped slices with a special flower-shaped veggie cutter.
 * 2) Pour water, rice, chicken, flower-shaped carrot slices, and boillion cube into a pot, then turn on medium-high heat. Stir occasionally, until bouillon cube has dissolved. Don’t cover it!
 * 3) When pot boils, turn off stove and pour in the tamari sauce and sesame oil, and also pour in the grated orange / lemon zest.
 * 4) Top your bowl with desired toppings, like picked radishes, cut nori shapes, and other toppings. Enjoy!