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Chicken breast recipes: Japanese Sukiyaki Soup

By Foong, on December 20th, 2008%

Chicken Breast Recipes Series

As most of you would know by now, we are Japanese food junkies and The Food Critic especially LOVE the Japanese Sukiyaki soup SO we started cooking our own Sukiyaki soup using chicken breast meat at home instead of spending more $$ on Japanese restaurants.

It is pretty simple to make sukiyaki, actually so, here it is:

Japanese Sukiyaki Soup Recipe

Ingredients

2 large carrots, cut into chunks

3 medium sized tomatoes, quartered

300g chicken breast meat, sliced thinly (and about 1/4 of chicken carcass), all seasoned with salt

10 fresh shiitake . . . → Read More: Chicken breast recipes: Japanese Sukiyaki Soup

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Peanut and chicken soup

By Foong, on August 31st, 2008%

When I ran out of fresh produce to cook soups and didn’t have time to pay the market a visit, I usually fall on cooking this soup. This is because I always have peanuts at home and it is good enough to make a delicious clear soup.

Peanut and chicken soup

Here’s the recipe:

Peanut and Chicken Soup

Ingredients

1/2 chicken and chicken feet, seasoned with salt

1 cup peanuts, washed and soaked

4 dried red dates, seeded

1 tbsp wolfberries (optional – I add this because of its nutritional values)

3 pods garlic

2 pc beancurd sheets

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Winter Melon Soup

By Foong, on July 13th, 2008%

Amongst my repertoire of soups to cook during the weekends, is the winter melon soup. Winter melon is known to be ‘cooling’ so it is great for hot, humid days. I especially like the clear, refreshing taste that is not too cloying.

I could probably say that this is the only soup using a fruit that I can cook all the time and both the men in my household love it! Yes, winter melon is essentially a fruit although we, Chinese, tend to think of it as a type of vegetable.

That’s not all, . . . → Read More: Winter Melon Soup

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Lotus Root and Peanut Soup and its benefits

By Foong, on June 25th, 2008%

I simply love the ‘Lengau th’ng’ (Lotus Root Soup) and it is actually one of the first soups I learn to cook when I started venturing into the kitchen to prepare my own meals. Lotus root is one of the more common vegetable used by Chinese for soups and stir-fry dishes. It is especially good in soups because of its sweet taste. So, why are the Chinese so crazy about lotus root?

Well, I checked and found that:

lotus root is a good source of Dietary Fiber, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Phosphorus, Potassium, Copper and Manganese, and . . . → Read More: Lotus Root and Peanut Soup and its benefits

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Watercress soup and the health benefits of watercress

By Foong, on May 27th, 2008%

As a Cantonese, soups are often the main component of meals especially at my grandmother’s place where I grew up. Amongst the soups she would make is the watercress soup which she always claimed to be nutritional and is good for ‘cooling’ the body.

Since my grandmother used to cook it once a week using fatty pork ribs which resulted in oily soup, I often avoided drinking the soup. I only drank it when it is not so oily or whenever I feel like having watercress. So, now that I have to cook for my family every once . . . → Read More: Watercress soup and the health benefits of watercress

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