Seven Happiness Soup
4 cups chicken stock
1 slice ginger
1 clove garlic, halved
½ cup Chinese cabbage, shredded
1/3 cup tofu, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/3 cup snow peas
1/3 cup bamboo shoots, slivered
1/3 cup water chestnuts, thinly sliced
1/3 cup carrots, sliced
Combine stock, ginger and garlic. Simmer for 15 minutes. Remove garlic and ginger. Add remaining ingredients to flavored stock, simmer gently for 20 minutes.