Cook: Prawn Noodle Soup

Homemade Prawn Noodle Soup

Look at the thick soup broth, yum!

This is a long overdue recipe... sorry for the wait. Had been busy entertaining my university friend from KL and with kids falling sick, so haven't been blogging for the past 2 weeks...

Made this prawn soup noodle from scratch using prawn shells that I have been saving up... and hubby and me love the soup, its flavourful and yummy!

INGREDIENTS:

(Serves 2)

1. 300g prawn shells

2. 2-3 pieces of pork bones

3. 5 cloves of garlic, minced

4. 4cm of ginger, minced

5. 1.2L of water

6. 3/4 tablespoon of dark soy sauce

7. 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce

8. 2 pieces of rock sugar

9. 1 tablespoon of seafood soy sauce (Optional-can replace with light soy sauce)

10. A dash of white pepper (to taste)

11. Oil

METHODS:

1. Heat up a little oil in the frying pan.

2. Stir fry the garlic and ginger until fragrant.

3. Add the prawn shells and fry until its cooked (shell turn red colour)

4. Press the prawn heads to squeeze the juices out.

5. Add water and close the lid, bring to boil.

6. Once boil add pork bones and all the seasonings, simmer for 2 hours.

7. Taste the soup and add more seasonings as required.

8. Blanch noodle, prawn, fishcake and water spinach (kang kung) till cooked and arrange them into a bowl. Pour the soup over and serve.

9. You can add any other ingredients as needed, i added a hard boiled egg too :)

Serve hot!

Cook: Chokos/ Chayote Soup

Chokos soup

I am always in search of soup recipe cause i cook soup almost everyday. Kids and hubby love soup....Always cook the same thing-sweetcorn soup, lotus root peanut soup, watercress soup, winter melon soup or old cucumber soup...

So, found out the other day that chokos can be used as soup ingredient too, so gave it a try. It is not too bad and at least something different to try...Kids love it and i am a happy mum!

INGREDIENTS:

1. 1 chayote/chokos, cut into small pieces

2. 2-3 pieces of pork bone (or chicken bone)

3. A handful of wolf berries (gou qi zi)

4. 4-6 red dates

5. 1L of water

Ingredients for soup

METHODS:

1. Wash all the ingredients and place them into a pot with water.

2. Let the soup boil for 15 minutes on high heat then simmer for 30 minutes.

3. Serve hot!

Cook: Good for cough_Double boiled apple apricot seed soup.

Double boiled apple apricot seed soup

Difficulty: 1/5

Recently, my son has been coughing so i decided to cook this double boiled apple apricot seed soup for him. This is a passed down recipe from my mum. I will cook this whenever my kids have cough and depending on the severity of the cough, one or two doses of this soup will do the trick.

Do give it a try if you or your kids are having cough, after all ,the ingredients are simple, it is easy to cook and no harm drinking some apple/apricot seed soup :)

For the apricot seed, buy the 南北杏 and not the 南杏 or 北杏.

INGREDIENTS:

1. One red apple

2. A handful of 南北杏 （apricot seed)

METHODS:

1. Cut the apple into 4 pieces and remove the core of the apple.

2. Place the apple and 南北杏(apricot seed) into a bowl or chinese pot (those used to double boil soup)

3. Add water until it just cover the apple

4. Place the bowl or chinese pot into a big pot and boil for 30 minutes

A handful of apricot seed

The apricot seed (buy the 南北杏 as shown on the packaging)

Cook: Nourishing Black Chicken Essence Soup

Black Chicken Essence

Difficulty: 1/5

Hubby used to cook me this super yummy and nutritious black chicken essence soup during my confinement. Now, occasionally we will still cook this soup to drink but omit the ginseng. It is very nourishing and rejuvenating especially during the days when I am tired from taking care of the kids :) Plus , it is super delicious too! 

INGREDIENTS:

1. One Black Chicken (cut to small pieces)

2. 1/4 teaspoon of pao shen powder (泡篸粉）

3. A teaspoon of DOM Liquor (optional)

METHODS:

1. Place 1/4 teaspoon of pao shen powder into a big bowl.

2. Place a small bowl inside the big bowl (as shown in picture)

3. Place the black chicken pieces on top of the small bowl

4. Cover the big bowl with a big plate (as shown in picture) 

5. Put everything into a big pot and steam for 1 hour

6. After the bowl has cool down slightly, remove the plate and the black chicken. 

7. Then, remove the small bowl and the chicken essence will flow out :)

8. Enjoy!

1/4 teaspoon of pao shen powder inside a big bowl

Place a small bowl inside the big bowl

Place black chicken on top of small bowl

Place a plate on top of the big bowl