4 southeast soup Recipes

meaty beef short ribs, beef shank in 2 or 3 pieces, peanut or vegetable oil, divided, onion, sliced, peeled ginger , smashed, scallions , white parts smashed and greens chopped, garlic cloves, smashed, fresh red or green chile, stemmed and halved lengthwise, water, soy sauce, whole star anise, cinnamon stick, dried flat asian rice noodles, accompaniments: mint sprigs; thinly sliced seedless cucumber; sriracha and hoisin sauces; lime wedges

boiling water, cooked chicken (shredded ), cheese (mild shredded ), nacho cheese flavor doritos (or any other flavor you like ), condensed cream of chicken soup, condensed cream of mushroom soup, rotel tomatoes & chilies (undrained. you can also choose between hot or mild)

water, clam juice, scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts separated, stalks lemongrass, tops trimmed , tender stalks cut into 2-inch pieces and smashed, fresh ginger, peeled and minced (2 tbsp), garlic, minced, asian chili paste , such as sambal oelek, fish sauce, red snapper fillet, or other white fleshed fish, skin removed, white mushrooms, sliced, carrots, shredded, cilantro leaves and stems, roughly chopped, kosher salt, lime wedges, for serving