Thursday, June 9, 2011

Fish Tail & Papaya Soup

Was searching for what is the chinese name for threadfin den came across this recipe.. seem interesting isn't it esp for mother/mother's to be who intend to breastfeed... its really a bonus to have good supply of BM.
Decided to note it down so that i won't have problem finding the link later on when i need this recipe to come in...

Exact from the website:
This is a 'classic' recipe that even the hospital LC will recommend to you. A lot of breastfeeding mothers here know this recipe. It is more common for our local mothers to use threadfin fish instead. Threadfin is also known as "ngor hur" in hokkien, or "wu yu" in mandarin.

Ingredients

1 white fish tail, approx. 1 Kg
100g raw peanuts
1 half-ripe papaya, approx. 1kg
1 pc tangerine peel ("chenpi")
2 slices old ginger
1.5l wate
2 tbs oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp light soya sauce

Steps

1.Soak peanuts in water overnight. Drain before use

2.Skin and halve papaya. Remove seeds, rinse and cut into big wedges. Rinse tangerine peel.

3.Clean and scale fish tail. Rinse, drain and pat dry thoroughly.

4.Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok. When the oil is smoking, add the ginger and fry until fragrant. Now include the fish tail and fry both sides until light golden brown.

5.Bring 1.5l of water to a boil. include all the ingredients, cover pot and leave to boil for 15 minutes over high flame. Lower flame and simmer for 2½ hours. Season to taste.


Source from: Parenting Joy

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