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Bouillon Brède

Name: Bouillon Brède
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mauritius
Ingredients: 1 bunch (e.g. bok choy) Leafy greens; 1 knob Ginger; 1 clove Garlic; 1/4 Onion; 2 tsp Chicken bouillon; 1 tsp Vegetable Oil; A pinch Salt; 800ml Water

Soup

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Greens simmered briefly in a clear broth with ginger and garlic — a gentle Mauritian home soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bouillon brède means 'greens soup,' a simple soup made almost daily in Mauritian homes. Greens like Chinese cabbage, spinach, or watercress are briefly simmered in a clear broth with ginger and garlic. It's sipped alongside rice and curry as a palate cleanser.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dinner in a Mauritian home, bowls of clear soup with floating greens sit beside the curry and rougaille.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Leafy greens 1 bunch (e.g. bok choy)
Ginger 1 knob
Garlic 1 clove
Onion 1/4
Chicken bouillon 2 tsp
Vegetable Oil 1 tsp
Salt A pinch
Water 800ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Roughly chop the greens and mince the ginger and garlic.
Heat oil in a pot and sauté the onion, ginger, and garlic.
Add the water and stock powder and bring to a boil.
Add the greens and simmer 3 minutes.
Season with salt.

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