Nevertheless, I made an attempt using the 'cheater bug' method. I used an ikan bilis stock cube (that no-msg brand) as the soup base. It was not too bad, but not as flavourful as those in the Tze Char stalls.
Any better recipes to share, anyone?
Ingredients
- Chye sim
- Small corns
- Carrot
- Minced pork
Seasonings
- 1 Ikan bilis
- 1 tbsp cooking wine
- 1 tsp sugar
- salt to taste
Method
1) Add ikan bilis cube to boiling water
2) Add all ingredients except chye sim
3) Add chye sim about 1 minute before switching off the fire
4) Add cooking wine, sugar and salt
8 comments:
Hi, there. I'm not so sure how it should taste like as those you have tried in Tze Char stalls. I believe it's because of the soup base. It tastes a little bit too plain in your case, isn't it? I think probably they use a few type of meats or bones for the soup. Anyway, here is what I would add in the soup:
sesame oil, garlic oil and soy sauce.
Hi Saoirse, I didn't know that meat/bones should be used for the soup base for vegetable soup as well. Maybe should try that one day...
I didn't add soy sauce (as I did with other soup) because I didn't want the colour to go 'off'. The caixin soup I see are usually not so dark in colour.
Hmm... Garlic oil... that's something new to me. Will try that out. Thanks for the tip! :)
Hi FoodLover, I'm not quite sure as I've never tried before, so I'm just making a guess that based on the ingredients you put, it could be taste a bit plain. :p I'm not sure haha...
By the way, I've bought myself a recipe book with all the hawker stall dishes. Can't wait to try out some during weekends and share with you. :)
hahah no worries, thanks for sharing your views! :)
Looking forward to your recipe sharing this weekend! :D
Hi, I fry the ginger and dried ikan bilis together first, before adding water. Then i add the stalks and fishballs (the latter gives it its saltiness). Lastly i had the leaves. I do agree that a very small measure of oil is needed.
Hey Budgie, thanks for sharing! I shall try that out the next time. :)
i really like this as i made it quite often too, esp when i feel like having a clean, clear & fuss free soup. except that i have never tried adding in the wine before.
Hey Nyonya, thanks for dropping by. Yeah... the addition of wine was to imitate those tze char stalls. Try it!
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