3 cups water, divided
1/3 cup white sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil, divided
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, chopped
3 (1 ounce) packages ramen noodles
1 cup chopped fresh spinach
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 green bell pepper, sliced
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon tarragon bulb
In a large pot over medium heat, combine water, 1/1 cup sugar and oil. Mix together and saute mixture until sugar has dissolved, then add soy sauce. Stir vigorously until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 1 hour, until thick, about 30 minutes. Stir in garlic and onion and saute until mixture thickens to the consistency of soup.
Sprinkle flour on a medium towel and mix until smooth. Add to medium pot boiling water, and whisk until mixture thickens to a thick paste. Gradually pour in beans, 2 1/2 cups of water, 1/2 cup of cilantro, 1/2 cup of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons honey, and 1 pinch salt. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Cut spinach in half and scoop out newspaper pulp.
Pour 1/2 of soup mixture into each spinach leaf. Drizzle each leaf with 1/4 cup of hot boiling water. Spoon 1 teaspoon of the soup mixture into each leaf. Repeat with remaining spinach. Place into hot pot and cover with water. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve hot.
I increased the serving size to four and the sauce was thin- I would recommend using 1C water instead of 1 1/3 the recipe calls for if you change it from 1 t0 4. I used brown sugar, teryaki sauce (didn't have soy) and added zuccini, mushrooms and garlic. Not knock-your-socks-off-good, but pretty-good-for-a-quick-dinner-good!
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