winter melon 1.5 kg (peeled and seed removed, also cut into shreds)
water 3L
rock sugar cubes 50g
Prepare a pot. I used my beloved pressure cooker. Pour the water in and add in the Luo Han Guo peel. Bring to boil and the water will change into dark color. Take all the Luo Han Guo peel out.
Add in the rest ingredients (Luo Han Guo meat, longan, sugar).
Cook under high pressure for 50 mins.
And the drink/ dessert is done. Perfect to have in hot weather. And also good for the people who have coughing problem.
White fungus soak in water till soft and tear them apart. Lotus seed washed in water. Split in halves and remove the green sprout if there is. Remove the seed of red dates and cut or tear into smaller pieces. Other ingredients are longan meat, goji berries and rock sugar.
Put everything into pressure cooker. (I really love my pressure cooker. It makes cooking a lot easier.) Add in 6 cups water. Cook under high pressure for 50 mins.
White fungus becomes as soft as jelly. Soup is thick.
1，Put pig’s feet pieces into a deep pot. Add in enough water.
2, Bring the water to boil for about 5 mins.
3, Take all the pig’s feet pieces out and wash clean in water.
4, Put everything into pot: pig’s feet, lotus root (peeled and cut into chunks), red dates (makes soup taste sweet), ginger slices, soy beans (soaked in water for 1 hr), and carrot pieces.
The rule of my husband’s bento: there must be at least 1 meat dish.
This time, I tried pork.
Prepare soup. Cos soup is time-consuming. I can let the soup on the stove while preparing other dishes. Wash ribs. Put them in a pot and add in enough water. Bring to boil. Skim the soup to remove all the dirt. Simmer for 30 mins. Add in carrot and corn. And simmer for another 20-30 mins.
Pork belly in the pot. Enough water in and bring to boil. Take the pork belly out and wash clean. Cut into small chunks. Heat a pan. Add in a little oil. Sear the pork belly till brownish. Add in light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar. Stir fry evenly. Add in enough hot water, also bay leaves and star anise. Lid on and simmer for about 20 mins. Lid off and reduce the sauce with high heat,
I also cooked tofu & chicken pancake. 1/4 chicken breast (diced). 1/4 carrot (diced). Heat a pan. Add in 2 tsp oil, Stir fry chicken and carrot till chicken turns white in color. 100g silk tofu in the bowl. Mash it with a fork. Add in the fried chicken and carrot. Also add in some chopped green onion, 2 tbsp flour. Season with salt and black pepper. Mix well. Heat pan again. Brush it with oil. Scoop batter with a spoon and drop into pan to fry till both sides turn golden brown.
Pork is a perfect match with rice.
Soup is good. Corn adds sweet taste to it.
Oh, I also add in some fried bitter gourd rings. My husband finished everything.
It’s a dish that I have wanted to try for a long time. It’s a time-consuming soup, which requires 5 hours. But I guarantee you its cooking method is simple and the soup is very nice.
Prepare the ox tail. Wash them in water to rinse off the blood.
Put all the ox tail into a deep pot. Add in enough water covers the tail.
Turn to high heat. Bring it to boil. Take all the oxtail out. Wash in water again. To remove all the dirt.
Place all the oxtail into the pot again. This time, add in much more water, cos we need to cook it for hours.
High heat first, skim the soup to remove all the dirt. Turn to low heat and simmer for 2 hours.
After 2 hours, skim the soup again to remove the fat.
Lid on and simmer for another 1 hour.
Prepare white radish and cut into chunks. Put all the radish into the soup. Simmer for another 1 hour. Radish will absorb the flavor.
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