SPICED BLOSSOM SOUP

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SKILL LEVEL: Apprentice

PREP: 5 minutes

COOKING: 20 minutes

MAKES: 4 servings

PAIRS WELL WITH: Blue cheese, Mulgore Spice Bread


This restorative and fragrant soup is imbued with a multitude of floral flavors and spices. Found only in an ancient cache in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, this delicious meal is sure to restore the body and mind of even the most exhausted warrior.


8 cups chicken broth

12 chamomile tea bags

1 bay leaf

1 teaspoon Ancient Pandaren Spices

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced

1 to 2 shallots, sliced thin

1 tablespoon grated ginger

1 cup broccoli florets

1/2 small purple cabbage

Chamomile flowers, for garnish

1. In a medium saucepan, bring the chicken broth to a simmer. Add the tea bags and the bay leaf and allow to simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes. Pull the tea bags out, pressing any remaining liquid from them, and discard. Add the Ancient Pandaren Spices to the broth, and reduce heat to low while you prepare the vegetables.

2. Heat the sesame oil in a frying pan over medium-low heat, then add the garlic, shallots, and ginger. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until everything is soft and fragrant. Add the broccoli and cabbage, stirring to coat, then follow with a ladle of broth. Cover and allow to simmer until the vegetables are cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and pour everything into the pot with the broth. Serve immediately.