老黃瓜湯

I don't know what do you call 老黃瓜 in English!
Let's just do a direct translation and call it old cucumber soup eh?
I think there are different versions of this particular soup.
If you know a different one, please drop me a message and share yours.
I added garlic to this one.
It was recommended by a friend of mine who used to work in a restaurant.
She told me that the chefs usually put a few garlic for that extra flavour!
I've tried it and so far my hubby has no negative comments.

So.. We will be using the trusty old slow cooker today.
Ain't that nice?
No need to watch the stove!

Now today's ingredients would need..

1. 老黃瓜 x1
   
2. Loin Bones
3. Red Dates x12 (seedless)
4. Aniseeds x1 handful
5. Garlic x3
6. Water x100ml
7. Salt
   

You need only 5 ingredients

Instructions:

1. Blanch the loin bones as usual.
2. Cut 老黃瓜 into pieces
3. Throw ingredients #1-6 together
4. Boil for 4 hours
5. Put salt to taste
   

一碗老黃瓜湯來了！

Lotus Root Soup 蓮藕湯

I promised one of my forum mummy friend to post this recipe when I go around making.
Here goes:

Ingredients (for 3 portions):

1. Lotus Root x1 (Tip: Get those muddy type, it taste so much better!)
2. Red dates x12~14
3. Dried cuttlefish x1/2
4. Dried baby scallops
5. Loin Bones x300g
6. Water x1000-1200ml
7. Salt
   

Ingredients

Instructions:

1. Slice the lotus roots
2. Scald the loin bones
3. Rinse the red dates, dried baby scallops & cuttlefish
4. Throw all ingredients plus water together into slow cooker
5. Boil for at least 4 hours!
6. Add salt to taste
   

Lotus Root Soup aka 蓮藕湯

ABC Soup

In case you are wonder what is ABC soup otherwise known as Do-Re-Mi soup.
It's plainly just corn, carrots ,potatoes and loin bones.

I assumed many of you already know this soup at the back of your hand.
Still I would share on how to make this simple dishy soup.

Aside from this, you can also use the soup base for marcaroni.
Just boil chicken breasts and shred.
Add all together you can have chicken marcaroni for lunch!

It's simple cooking for the simple taste buds.

Ingredients:

1. Carrots x1
2. Potatoes x2
3. Maize x1(I bought the 珍珠玉米 as recommended by the veggie seller in the market. Supposedly to be extremely juicy and sweet)
4. Pork Loin Bones 250g
5. Water 1000ml
6. Salt
7. Pepper

Ingredients as mentioned above

Preparation:

1. Cut the potatoes and carrots into blocks
2. Cut the maize into half. (Tip: Cut halfway then use the hand to break the maize)
3. Scald the loin bones

Loin Bones being scalded

Instructions:

1. Boil water
2. Throw in the scalded loin bones, carrots, potatoes and maize
3. After you watch it boil, turn down the stove fire to small flame
4. Boil for 1 hour
5. When done, add salt and pepper to taste
   

ABC Soup