Black bean carrot pork bone soup

Ingredients: black bean, carrot, pork bone, red dates, water

First time trying: Black bean

Method:

- pre-soak black bean for few hours 

- wash the ingredients clean

- use hot water to run over pork bone 

- peel carrot and dice to chunks 

- put all the ingredients in a bowl

- fill in water and bring to boil

- once it is boiling, turn to medium heat and continue to boil for another 1.5-2 hours

- serve with rice or mee

Bitter gourd pork rib soup

Ingredients: bitter gourd, pork rib, ginger, red dates, water

First time trying: Bitter gourd 

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- use hot water to run over pork ribs 

- peel bitter gourd and cut in half lengthwise, remove the seeds

- rub small amount of salt on the bitter gourd, rinse off. 

- slice bitter gourd and ginger 

- put all the ingredients in a bowl

- fill in water and bring to boil

- once it is boiling, turn to medium heat and continue to boil for another 1.5-2 hours

- serve with rice or mee

Remarks: Bitter gourd soup is often cooked by the Chinese when the weather is hot as it believed to have cooling effects on the body. 

White radish seaweed soup

Ingredients: White radish, seaweed, pork ribs, red dates, thumb size ginger, water

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- soak seaweed for 2 hours then rinse, cut small pieces

- peel and dice white radish

- blanch the pork ribs 

- put all the ingredients in a pot

- add water and start to boil 

- turn to medium heat once boiling and continue to boil for 1.5-2 hours. 

Watercress soup + mee suah

Ingredients: watercress, carrot, chicken, red dates, goji, water 

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- use hot water to run over chicken

- peel carrot and dice smal chunks

- put all the ingredients in a bowl

- fill in water and bring to boil

- once it is boiling, turn to medium heat and continue to boil for another 1.5-2 hours

- serve with rice or mee

Remark: Baby Julius loves soup!

Celery chicken + vege soup

Ingredients & method : 

1) Celery chicken

• Celery, chicken, carrot, onion

- wash the ingredients and chop finely

- heat the pan with oil

- sauté onion

- add chicken, stir fry

- add celery and carrot, stir fry

- add water bit by bit and fry till cooked

2) Vege soup

• Carrot, corn, tomato, beetroot, red dates 

- wash the ingredients clean

- dice to chunks

- add all ingredients in a bowl

- add plenty of water

- boil for about 1 hour. Done