Black Bean Soup

Soup revisit

A revisit in the hse
managed to get some cranberry bean during marketing ytd :)

 

Peanut Congee Revisit..

I cooked extra portion of Peanut soup for dinner ytd.. and decided to keep one portion for peanut congee...
Definately not the 1st time i am doing so.. the last time i did was last year

Juz can't find good ones outside.. so cooking own version is always the best.

 

 

 

Peanut Soup

 

Mee sua . Bak Gu Teh Soup

 Actually my plan is to cook 三菜一汤 but due to last min changes...and since i  bought veg i have to use it up in case am not going to cook tml or over the weekend..
I changed my plan to one dish meal.
removed the bones and just served with some mee sua and veg as a one dish meal.

Kept some of the soup for other day use.

 

Black Bean Soup

 

Black beans are a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fiber, as are most other legumes. In addition to lowering cholesterol, black beans' high fiber content prevents blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal, making these beans an especially good choice for individuals with diabetes, insulin resistance or hypoglycemia. When combined with whole grains such as brown rice, black beans provide virtually fat-free high quality protein. You may already be familiar with beans' fiber and protein, but this is far from all black beans have to offer.
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Peanut congee

Ingredient used:

Pre-cookd peanut soup
3/4 cup of rice

 

 

Peanut soup

 

 

2nd time having this soup... i cooked double portion this time... Using the leftover for something nice which i love but haven't had it for a long time Stay tune for next post tml...

Peanut soup

J requested for this recipe so did some calculate on what i used.

Please note - i didn't add in cuttlefish which most people will do so as my skin allergy don't allow me to have this nowsaday so i skipped this. You can always opt to add this in if you like it.

For me, in order to have the "seafood" taste. I played cheat and add in 1 tablespoon of fish sauce instead.

Ingredients:

1/2 bowl of peanut - washed

4 pieces of garlic with skin on

350g ribs

1.5L of water

4 red dates

500ml boiling water to scald the meat.

salt to taste

1 tablespoon of fish sauce - optional

Coriander - optional

Method:

1. boiled water in pot.

2. Scald the ribs. I did this so that the rib won't have those bloody water trapped in it. Olso to removed those "dirty" particles in it. After that, marinate with some salt.

3. Once water start boiling, add in ribs,peanuts,red date,peanuts,garlic into it. Turn to high flame to cook for 20min. Then switch to middle flame to cook. To cook till that's the texture you like.

4. Season with fish sauce if you are not using cuttlefish like me. Cook another 10min then off the fire. Can serve with coriander if you like it.

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For us, we love 老火汤.. so i cooked it for 3hrs and more. SOUND SCARY right? 3hrs...

why make life so difficult to just drink a bowl of soup???

haha

Alots will said why don't use a pressure cooker? 15min will get it done..

Mmmmm honestly till now.. i am still very scared of handling it. Due to freaky experience i seen from friends... Freaked me off and so its out of my kitchen till i am ready to bring it into my territory. :p

Peanut Soup

Peanut soup

Soup of the day: 西洋菜汤

What i used:

西洋菜，枸杞子，排骨，蜜枣。

Dinner

Decided to do 3 dishes 1 soup.. cost under $15... very full..

the 2 other dishes follow as below posting.

Soup: 肉骨茶 Bak Gu Teh

Mr sim requested for Bak Gu Teh. Prepared it with you tiao to dip in... yummy... A must to have red chilli with dark soya sauce to dip in the meat. I prepared extra soup base for tomorrow dinner... it definately taste better and richer in taste.