Soup, glorious soup...

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starlight1968sg:

Anybody can share how to prepare in the simplest manner on salted veg toufu soup? Is it boil water with some meat, salted veg plus bean curd would do?

i don't use plain water to boil the soup, i'll use soup base,
which for this soup will be Bone soup (big bone), instead of chicken stock.
remeber to soak the salted veg for at least 15-30 minutes, to get rid of the excess saltiness.

[Augmum]

starlight1968sg:

Also, I want to boil peanut with chicken feet (but I will replace by meat since I dont eat that feet). What type of peanut is used? I went to ntuc & shopnsave. I saw many types of nuts (at Dried Food section) but unsure which is the right peanut for this soup.

buy those peanuts (with brown skin) which are smaller in size, easier to soften.
the big ones take a longer time to be soften.

but raw peanuts with chicken feet soup taste better than boiling with pork ribs.

or u can boil raw peanuts with Fish-head or fish tail.....(need to deep-fried first)
so as to get rid of the fishy smell......Yummy :love:

[Augmum]

Happy Mama:

starlight1968sg:

Anybody can share how to prepare in the simplest manner on salted veg toufu soup? Is it boil water with some meat, salted veg plus bean curd would do?

I usually add tomatoes and also 1 or 2 pieces of bottled plums... but plums is optional if you don't want to put, but I think tomatoes are a must.

:hi5: yes, tomatoes is a must for salted veg with tofu soup.
i also add in 1-2 plums, unless the tomatoes are too sour.

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Happy Mama:

If you want, you can also add the black beans as it has high nutritive value. You may want to add in a few pieces of dried cuttlefish or dried oysters or dried scallops to make it even sweeter. Mmm, yummy! :love:

actually , i luv balck beans with pig's tail soup......
but my family always complain that this soup is too heaty, so seldom boil it.
black beans....good for blood circulation and also heard that it's good for darkening of our hair.

[Happy Mama]

Augmum:

Happy Mama:

If you want, you can also add the black beans as it has high nutritive value. You may want to add in a few pieces of dried cuttlefish or dried oysters or dried scallops to make it even sweeter. Mmm, yummy! :love:

actually , i luv balck beans with pig's tail soup......
but my family always complain that this soup is too heaty, so seldom boil it.
black beans....good for blood circulation and also heard that it's good for darkening of our hair.

Yes I know black beans are good for blood circulation, but didn't know it's good for darkening our hair.

[micollh]

just share, over the weekend, i boiled raddish soup with the dried cuttle fish, my mum recommended. it's delicious. i did not use any chicken bones/pork ribs.. just that dried cuttle fish , riddish cut in chunks, wolfberries and red dates.. boil for 2 hours..can try for varity

[QuiteKSMum]

Sounds easy (since no bones stk req), micollh. Will give it a try one day. Err...how much cuttlefish to put? Put for the full 2 hrs?

Thanks in advance!

[micollh]

QuiteKSMum:

Sounds easy (since no bones stk req), micollh. Will give it a try one day. Err...how much cuttlefish to put? Put for the full 2 hrs?

Thanks in advance!

i bought two cuttel fish, medium size, wash by rinse water then slice them into smaller pieces so that the taste can come out. can boil 1.5 to 2 hours for better taste..try it and let me know if u like it too

[starlight1968sg]

micollh:

QuiteKSMum:

Sounds easy (since no bones stk req), micollh. Will give it a try one day. Err...how much cuttlefish to put? Put for the full 2 hrs?

Thanks in advance!

i bought two cuttel fish, medium size, wash by rinse water then slice them into smaller pieces so that the taste can come out. can boil 1.5 to 2 hours for better taste..try it and let me know if u like it too

Yes, boiling soup is very simple & easy. Just dump all the ingredients (amount: aka aka would do) and boil.
Add more ingredients, the soup will be very tasty. I hardly add salt etc.

BTW, where do you buy dried cuttle fish? You may replace by fish maw; also very nice.

[micollh]

starlight1968sg:

Yes, boiling soup is very simple & easy. Just dump all the ingredients (amount: aka aka would do) and boil.
Add more ingredients, the soup will be very tasty. I hardly add salt etc.

BTW, where do you buy dried cuttle fish? You may replace by fish maw; also very nice.

for me, no additional salt or anything, cos we drink daily, and the kids drink too. i bought the dried cuttle fish from wet market, those grocery shops. after last week, i thk i will go and buy again:)