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    Home » Soups and Salads » Sotanghon at Upo Soup

    Sotanghon at Upo Soup

    by Lainey · Posted: Feb 23, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Have healthy comfort food during the cold or rainy season with this easy Sotanghon at Upo Soup recipe! It’s loaded with the delicious flavors of upo, vegan luncheon meat, sotanghon noodles, and spices that make a savory and hearty lunch or dinner for the whole family!

    Looking for more soup dishes? Try my Easy Ginger Noodle Soup, Vegan Batchoy Soup (Filipino Noodle Soup), or my Sour Cabbage Soup!

    delicious sotanghon at upo soup in a bowl

    What is Sotanghon at Upo Soup?

    This Sotanghon at Upo Soup is a hearty and healthy Filipino dish made with sotanghon noodles, diced upo (bottle gourd), fried vegan luncheon meat, vegetarian oyster mushroom sauce, and spices. It is an easy vegetable noodle soup recipe that will keep you warm during the cold season or on rainy days.

    It is comforting, inexpensive, and perfect for a vegan or vegetarian lunch or dinner. You can consume this as it is or serve it with a warm bowl of steamed rice. If you’re in the mood for a hearty bowl of soup, keep reading for the recipe!

    Health Benefits of Bottle Gourd (Upo):

    • Aids in the treatment of sleep disorders
    • Promotes heart, skin, and stomach health.
    • It acts as a diuretic and aids in weight loss.
    • Reduces liver inflammation and blood sugar levels.
    • Helps in reducing stress because of its cooling effect.

    Tips and Procedures:

    • You may add vegetables to this healthy recipe such as cabbage, carrot, and celery.
    • Feel free to use any plant-based protein of your choice for this vegetable noodle soup.
    • It is ideal to use a young bottle gourd or calabash for this recipe then peel the skin off the gourd lengthwise using a vegetable peeler.
    • Dice the peeled gourd in uniform sizes to ensure even cooking. Remove the spongy flesh with a spoon and discard if the interior is too spongy and has large, hardened seeds.
    • Topping options: cilantro, crispy fried shallots, fried garlic bits, green onion slices, or a hard-boiled egg.
    • This sotanghon soup is best served immediately after cooking because the sotanghon absorbs a lot of the broth and the upo becomes mushy over time.
    • If you have leftovers, place them in a container with a lid and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Reheat with more water and season with vegetarian oyster mushroom sauce or salt to taste.
    a bowl of sotanghon at upo soup

    How to Make Sotanghon at Upo Soup:

    Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:

    • vegetable oil 
    • vegan luncheon meat
    • sweet onions
    • garlic cloves
    • upo 
    • vegetarian oyster mushroom sauce 
    • vegetable broth 
    • sotanghon (glass noodles)
    • salt 
    • ground black pepper 
    • crispy fried garlic 
    ingredients for sotanghon at upo soup recipe

    In a large pot over medium-high heat, add the oil and fry the vegan luncheon until brown: 

    fried the vegan luncheon on a large pot

    Move the luncheon meat to the side and saute the sweet onions on medium-low heat for 2 minutes. Add in minced garlic and mix well with the fried luncheon. Then, add in diced upo and vegetarian oyster mushroom sauce. Mix well and continue sautéing for another 2 minutes:

    added the onion, minced garlic, diced upo, and oyster mushroom saunce in the pot then sautéed and mixed well

    Pour the vegetable broth and bring the mixture to a boil. Then reduce to simmer for 4 minutes:

    added the vegetable broth into the pot then boiled the mixture with a lid

    Add in the sotanghon and continue simmering for another 4 minutes until the noodles are translucent. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste. Then, sprinkle with the crispy fried garlic and serve immediately:

    added the sotanghon to the soup then seasoned with salt and ground black pepper, and sprinkled with crispy fried garlic

    Enjoy a healthy and savory noodle soup!

    a bowl of healthy and delicious sotanghon at upo soup

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    What is sotanghon made of?

    Sotanghon noodles, also known as vermicelli or cellophane noodles, are made from mung bean flour and water. When cooked, these noodles become transparent or translucent, which is why they are also known as glass noodles.

    Is glass noodles keto-friendly?

    No, you may use other keto-friendly noodles just if you’re on the ketogenic diet.

    Are rice noodles the same as sotanghon?

    No, rice noodles are made of rice flour and water, while sotanghon is made of mung bean flour and water.

    vegan sotanghon at upo soup in a bowl
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    Sotanghon at Upo Soup

    A quick and easy vegetable noodle soup made with sotanghon, vegan luncheon meat, and upo (bottle gourd) that makes a healthy and hearty lunch or dinner!
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    Total Time25 mins
    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: Filipino
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 107kcal
    Author: Lainey

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    • ½ cup vegan luncheon meat diced
    • ½ cup sweet onions chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • 2 cups diced upo
    • 1 tablespoon vegetarian oyster mushroom sauce
    • 5 cups vegetable broth
    • 4 oz sotanghon
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 1 tablespoon crispy fried garlic

    Instructions

    • In a large pot over medium-high heat, add the oil and fry the vegan luncheon until brown
    • Move the vegan luncheon meat to the side and saute the sweet onions on medium-low heat for 2 minutes.
    • Add in minced garlic and mix well together with the fried luncheon.
    • Add in diced upo and vegetarian oyster mushroom sauce.
    • Mix well and continue sauteing for another 2 minutes.
    • Pour the vegetable broth and bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to simmer for 4 minutes
    • Add in the sotanghon and continue simmering for another 4 minutes until the noodles are translucent
    • Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste
    • Sprinkle with the crispy fried garlic and serve immediately

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 5780mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 2507IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg
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