Knorr Seasonings

[Jennifer]

TheAnswer:

How to make fish soup without seasonings?

1. pan fry the fish bones with a slice of ginger
2. once colour changes, add water, big onion, garlic, tomato, dried scallops to bring to a boil
3. simmer on low heat till the liquid becomes white-ish

[sharonkhoo]

Han Seo:

On the topic of MSG...


I watched a documentary on MSG the other day on National Geographic. The researcher did a test on a group of people who are allergic to MSG. They brought them to a restaurant and served them Chinese food (supposedly contain MSG; that's why it's known as the Chinese restaurant syndrome) that were not cooked with MSG but which was unknown to the participants. Majority had the Chinese restaurant syndrome. Conclusion: As MSG is also found naturally in food, if you are allergic to it, you will get the reaction whether it is in processed form or natural form.

I guess the problem with any processed food is the shocking amount of salt.

A friend who is allergic to MSG drinks Coke when she can't avoid MSG (eg. wedding dinners). It apparently neutralizes the MSG. Can be a useful tip if you really can't avoid MSG or take some by accident.

[vinegar]

Jennifer:

vinegar:

what other ingredient can replace pork ribs?chicken or ikan billis?

I use the portion known as muscle 肉. Will ask the butcher to cut into 4 portions.

Sometimes I use 猪尾骨

For ikan billis, I will add a cup of soya bean. Pan fry the ikan billis with little oil till fragrant, then add water to bring to a boil. Transfer to slow cooker and add the soya bean, boil for at least 1 hours on heat, then 2 to 3 hours on slow. I use this base soup in my veg stew or for yong tau foo.

Jennifer,
thks. I buy pork from NTUC, muscle 肉 is pork loin??

do u soak the ikan bilis to get rid of whitish powder b4 frying?

[vinegar]

Jennifer:

TheAnswer:

How to make fish soup without seasonings?

1. pan fry the fish bones with a slice of ginger
2. once colour changes, add water, big onion, garlic, tomato, dried scallops to bring to a boil
3. simmer on low heat till the liquid becomes white-ish

I throw away the fish bones given by fishmonger....now i know its fish bone can soup...silly me...

[janet88]

vinegar:

I throw away the fish bones given by fishmonger....now i know its fish bone can soup...silly me...

if you want the milky kind of soup, threadfin fish bones give that 'creamy' effect.

[Jennifer]

vinegar:

Jennifer:

[quote=\"vinegar\"]what other ingredient can replace pork ribs?chicken or ikan billis?

I use the portion known as muscle 肉. Will ask the butcher to cut into 4 portions.

Sometimes I use 猪尾骨

For ikan billis, I will add a cup of soya bean. Pan fry the ikan billis with little oil till fragrant, then add water to bring to a boil. Transfer to slow cooker and add the soya bean, boil for at least 1 hours on heat, then 2 to 3 hours on slow. I use this base soup in my veg stew or for yong tau foo.

Jennifer,
thks. I buy pork from NTUC, muscle 肉 is pork loin??

do u soak the ikan bilis to get rid of whitish powder b4 frying?[/quote]It is not pork loin 肉头

I do not soak the ikan billis, just a quick wash after removing the fish n stomach.

[vinegar]

Jennifer,

U very patient…if buy the smaller ikan bilis,still nid to remove the head n stomach??

[ammonite]

slmkhoo:

Han Seo:

On the topic of MSG...


I watched a documentary on MSG the other day on National Geographic. The researcher did a test on a group of people who are allergic to MSG. They brought them to a restaurant and served them Chinese food (supposedly contain MSG; that's why it's known as the Chinese restaurant syndrome) that were not cooked with MSG but which was unknown to the participants. Majority had the Chinese restaurant syndrome. Conclusion: As MSG is also found naturally in food, if you are allergic to it, you will get the reaction whether it is in processed form or natural form.

I guess the problem with any processed food is the shocking amount of salt.

A friend who is allergic to MSG drinks Coke when she can't avoid MSG (eg. wedding dinners). It apparently neutralizes the MSG. Can be a useful tip if you really can't avoid MSG or take some by accident.

That's a great tip! I will try it out next time, thanks!

[ammonite]

Jennifer you must be a great cook! I can almost smell your soups…

[Jennifer]

vinegar:

Jennifer,

U very patient....if buy the smaller ikan bilis,still nid to remove the head n stomach??

The wet mkt sells headless/stomachless ones and also the whole ones.

So far, I could not find the large ikan billis with its heads/stomach removed. Very easy to remove, a little more time used.

The 1st time I lazy just use as it is, the soup turned out a little bitter.