Meatball here I used homemade ones.
https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/homemade-meatball-meatball-spaghetti/
First, boil stock ( I used chicken soup left before) in a deep pot.
When the soup boils, add meatballs in. Boil with low or medium heat for around 20 mins. Then add in cabbage and boil for another 10 mins. Season with some salt and serve.
Serving: 2
Ingredients:
Half of a small onion
3 small potatoes
Salt
Black pepper
2 Eggs
Grate Parmesan cheese
1. Use peeler to make onion and potatoes into mince.
In order to stop potatoes turning dark in color, you can pour in some water in the pot.
2. Add in enough water.
3. Turn on low heat. Keep stirring till soup becomes condensed.
4. Sprinkle salt and black pepper.
5. Separate soup into two bowls or cups. Crack an egg into each bowl.
6. Put bowl into microwave and heat for several mins.
7. Sprinkle a little grate Parmesan cheese.
It’s an easy and yummy bread.
Ingredients:
Bread flour 200g
Water 150g
Yeast 4 g
Salt 4 g
Rosemary
Olive oil 50 ml
1. Mix flour, water and salt in a big bowl.
2. Knead into dough till smooth and cling together around 10 mins.
3. Brush olive oil in a bowl and place dough into it. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise till 2 times as big as before.
5. Press the dough into baking pan. Sprinkle rosemary, salt and black pepper. Also sprinkle some olive oil.
6. Cover the dough with plastic wrap for another 20 mins.
7. Poke the dough by finger for several times. Sprinkle some olive oil again.
8. Preheat oven to 200 degree C. And bake for 25 mins or till surface turns golden brown.
The bread is really delicious. It can also be served with soup:
Pumpkin soup
https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/08/21/pumpkin-soup/
Or
Bacon potato soup
https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/bacon-potato-soup/
Pig’s feet are very popular among women due to abundant collagen.
1. Soak soy beans in water for hours till they get a bit softened.
2. Add enough water in clay pot. ( clay pot is perfect for slow cooking dishes). Put pig’s feet in pot. Turn to high heat. When water boiled, flip pig’s feet over and braise for another minute or 2. Then turn off the heat. Take pig’s feet out. Rinse and drain.
3. Add clean water in clay pot and put pig’s feet in again. Also put in soaked soy beans, several ginger slices, and star anise. Turn to low height. Cover the pot with lid and slow cook for 2 hours.
4. Before serving, sprinkle some salt and chopped spring onion.
My husband loves it.
It’s an easy soup to cook. But it needs at least one hour.
Put big bone in a deep pot with enough water. Turn to high heat.
When water boils, take the big bone out and rinse. Pour the water in the pot out.
Big bone in the pot again with enough water. Turn to medium heat. When water boils, turn to low heat. And slow cook for at least half an hour. I cooked it for 1 hour.
Add in white gourd pieces and some wolf berries. Simmer for at least another half an hour.
Sprinkle salt to season and some chopped spring onion. And ready to serve.
Glutinous rice needs to be soaked in water for overnight.
Stuff chicken with glutinous rice, 3 or 4 garlic cloves, 2 or 3 red dates. And then tight the chicken up in case the stuff inside run out.
Put chicken in a large deep pot. Add in enough water. Make spring onion a knot, then add in the pot with several ginger slices.
1. Turn to high heat. When the soup boils, remove the foam on the surface.
2. Then turn to low heat and cook for 45 mins.
3. Turn off the stove and keep the lid on for another one hour.
4. Sprinkle salt. Turn on low heat and braise for another half an hour.
5. Sprinkle some chopped spring onion. And ready to serve.
Chicken tastes soft and juice. You can serve with kimchi.
There will be a lot of soup left. Please don’t throw away. It can be reserved in a bottle and placed in the fridge.
Ingredients:
Several shiitakes
Some wolfberries
1 big whole chicken leg
Ginger slices
Salt
Chopped spring onion
Put chicken leg, shiitake, ginger slices and wolfberries in a deep pot. Add in enough water covers all ingredients.
When water boils, turn to low heat. Cover the lid. And simmer for at least 40 mins.
Sprinkle some salt and chopped spring onion. Cover the lid for another minute.
Ingredients:
Mushrooms you like.
Tofu
Miso 2 tsp
Salt
Dried Kelp (Seaweed)
1. Add enough water in the pot. Put in dried kelp. Turn on the stove.
2. When the water boiling, put in tofu chunk and mushrooms. Cook for around 10 mins.
3. Add in miso, and quickly stir evenly. When water starts boiling again, turn off the stove.
Ingredients:
Butter 20g
Flour 3 tsp
Frozen corn kernels (as much as you like)
Water
Cream 3 tsp
Onion bits
Salt
Black pepper
1. Heat butter in the pan. When it’s melted, add in flour. Quick cream flour with butter.
2. Add in onion and corn kernels. Stir fry a bit. Pour in water covers all ingredients. Simmer for around 10 mins. (I also add in several shrimps.)
3. Add in cream and stir well. Season with salt and black pepper.
It’s a ideal bread dip.
For the bread recipe:
https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/10/18/easy-bread-no-knead/
It’s an easy soup to make.
Ingredients:
Chicken ( I used 2 big chicken wingsticks)
Shiitake
Bamboo shoot ( cut into medium pieces)
Carrot ( chop into medium pieces)
Snow pea ( put in boiling water for 1 min. Take out and drain)
Oil
Light soy sauce
Salt
Hot water
1. Heat a little oil in the pot. Put in chicken. Stir fry a bit till the color turns a bit golden.
2. Add in carrot and bamboo shoot with a little light soy sauce. Stir fry a little.
3. Pour in hot water covers all ingredients. If you have soup-stock, that’ll be better. Add in several shiitakes. Cover the pot with lid.
4. When all ingredients are done, add in snow peas. Then simmer for another 4 or 5 mins. Spread some salt.
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