Just add the powdered seasonings, maybe two tbsp of light soy sauce, a dash of pepper and top it up with some coriander or in my case, left over lettuce and you've got yourself a good soup to warm yourself up in cold days like this. ;)
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Wanton Soup
I tell ya... the wantons are splendid! The prawns still taste fresh even though they have been frozen in my fridge for months. Wait a minute, did I say months? Fret not! Those are not the prawns I bought from the market... but ready made wanton. You know, the ready-to-cook ones? ;) heh! Getting lazy... but just want to introduce you this CP brand. Yep, the one that was advertised on TV...
Just add the powdered seasonings, maybe two tbsp of light soy sauce, a dash of pepper and top it up with some coriander or in my case, left over lettuce and you've got yourself a good soup to warm yourself up in cold days like this. ;)
Just add the powdered seasonings, maybe two tbsp of light soy sauce, a dash of pepper and top it up with some coriander or in my case, left over lettuce and you've got yourself a good soup to warm yourself up in cold days like this. ;)
Fried Egg Noodle
My hub didn't like it. :( I finished all the noodles on my plate, though. Ok, it wasn't fantastic, but hey! It wasn' that bad too! :P
But I guessed as much. My hub didn't even like our Kopitiam's savoury HK Mee, which I was full of praises for. Not to mention this is my first attempt on a fried noodle dish. Better luck next time! :)
But I guessed as much. My hub didn't even like our Kopitiam's savoury HK Mee, which I was full of praises for. Not to mention this is my first attempt on a fried noodle dish. Better luck next time! :)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Bittergourd Soup
"hmmm... this is nice" my hub commented as he tasted the soup in the pot that was still on the stove.
Trying to act like a food connoisseur, he added, "But there is something missing. I think you just need to add that something and it would taste like the one in kopitiam"
"Prawns lor", I immediately replied. In which, he responded 'ya ya ya'.
1) It does not make economical sense (cents) for me to buy prawns as I will only be cooking it on one day of the entire week.
2) I only need 2 or 3 of it and I guess nobody in the right mind would want to sell that pathetic number to me.
3) I don't like to handle prawns. Kinda scary to remove the legs and stuff, if you ask me. :P
In any case, I do believe that prawns play an important role in making this soup even tastier. So feel free to add it to the recipe below. :)
Ingredients
Trying to act like a food connoisseur, he added, "But there is something missing. I think you just need to add that something and it would taste like the one in kopitiam"
"Prawns lor", I immediately replied. In which, he responded 'ya ya ya'.
1) It does not make economical sense (cents) for me to buy prawns as I will only be cooking it on one day of the entire week.
2) I only need 2 or 3 of it and I guess nobody in the right mind would want to sell that pathetic number to me.
3) I don't like to handle prawns. Kinda scary to remove the legs and stuff, if you ask me. :P
In any case, I do believe that prawns play an important role in making this soup even tastier. So feel free to add it to the recipe below. :)
Ingredients
- 8 halves of Bittergourd
- Button mushrooms
- Corn cobs
- Sliced Carrot
- 1 Egg (beaten)
- 5 cups of water
- Ginger
- Mock Meat (optional)
Seasonings
- 1/2 tbsp concentrated chicken stock
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp cooking wine
- 1 tsp sugar
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp seasme oil
Method
1) Add concentrated chicken stock and ginger to water and boil
2) Add carrot, mushroom, corn cobs and Mock Meat
3) Add bittergourd
4) Add the remaining seasonings except for sesame oil
5) While the soup is boiling, slowly pour the egg mixture in and stir
5) Add sesame oil 1 minute before switching off the fire and serve
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