ABC soup

A Chinese classic soup which its nutritious and comforting. It's probably one of the simplest to cook too. 

Ingredients

1 whole chicken (pork ribs can be added for more flavour), remove fat/skin and rub with salt

A pot of water

2-3 potatoes peeled and cut to chunks

1 large yellow onion roughly chopped

2 carrots peeled and cut to chunks

1 tomato sliced to 6 wedges

salt to taste

optional: 1 small white raddish or sweet corn cob

Instructions

Blanch pork ribs/chicken in boiling water for about 5 minutes and set aside.

Add water, blanched pork ribs and the rest of the ingredients (except salt) into a soup pot. 

Bring to a boil, then simmer over low fire for another 40 mins. Skim off oil when necessary, season to taste with salt. The flavour will set in an hour or so in small boil, enjoy the natural sweetness in the vegetables!

Pork ribs soup with carrot and raddish: 159kcal/bowl

Chicken soup with corn: 107kcal/bowl

Macaroni with shredded chicken in fish stock

This is one simple dish definitely made for rainy days.

Ingredients

1 packet macaroni (any brand is fine)

Dried ikan bilis / fish bones
(i managed to get some salmon fish bones at a japanese supermarket at $2!)

Chicken breast meat, season with a teaspoon of soya sauce and some ground white pepper

Green vegetables

Salt to taste

Instructions

Prepare ½ pot of boiling water and add dried ikan bilis in. Until soft, add in chicken breast meat. Once the chicken breast meat is cooked, take it out from the pot. (This would prevent the meat from becoming too hard or dry). Shred the chicken meat and put aside.

Seperately, cook the macaroni according to the packet instructions (suggest to remove once it starts becoming too soft and rinse over tap water). Use the remaining water to boil the vegetables and add a pinch of salt for taste.

To serve, place macaroni in a bowl and add in the fish stock. Top it with the chicken meat and vegetables.

Garnish - spring onions and chinese parsley (optional)


1 bowl est 199kcal