Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/3           cup  'vegetarian' -- up to 1/2
                        chicken stock powder
  1              quart  water
  10            slices  fresh ginger
     1/2           cup  slivered seitan
  2             ounces  tofu -- cubed, up to 3
     1/2           cup  carrots -- julienne
     1/2           cup  napa cabbage -- julienne
     1/2           cup  dried black mushroom slices
                        soaked & drained
     1/2           cup  sliced dried lily flower
                        buds -- soaked and drained
     1/2           cup  frozen baby peas -- rinsed and
                        thawed
  4                     scallions -- whites thin
                        sliced -- greens cut on thin
                        diagonals -- 2kept separate
  2                     t's rice vinegar
                        (unseasoned)
  1         tablespoon  mirin
  2                     t's tamari
     1/2      teaspoon  fresh black pepper
  1 1/2                 t's arrowroot
     1/8      teaspoon  crushed red pepper -- (or to
                        taste)

Preparation:

PROCEDURE. Cut and prepare all of the fresh and dreid veggies, tofu and seitan. After the black musrooms and lily flowers have been soaked and drained, cut them up so they are not too stringy. NOTE: AVAILABLE ONLY AT ASIAN GROCERY STORE **. Simmer the first 3 ingredients for one minute and then remove the ginger. Combine the last 6 ingredients in a bowl and mix. Add the carrots, chinese cabbage and black musrooms to the stock and simmer for 2 minutes. Add everything else except the scallion greens and baby peas and simmer another 2 minutes. Be sure to recirculate the lat 6 ingredients in the bowl to recirculate the arrowroot before adding to the soup. Add baby peas, adjust the seasongings and serve very hot in bowls. Garnish with scallion greens.

Nutritional Information:

256 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (15% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 48g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 96mg Sodium