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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Home Cooking

Herbal Mutton Soup


Herbal Mutton Soup

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Ingredients

· 500g lamb shoulder (with bone)

· 3 pairs of chicken feet

· 200g chicken, chopped

· 1 tbsp sesame oil

· 120g matured ginger, thickly sliced

· 10 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked

· 50g yok chuk

· 4 cloves garlic, keep whole with skin

· 12 seeded red dates

· 1½ tbsp kei chi

· 2.5 litres hot water

Seasoning

· 1 tsp salt or to taste

· ½ tsp sugar or to taste

Method
Trim fat from lamb pieces, then chop into sizeable pieces. Scald lamb in boiling water for 5-6 minutes. Remove and set aside.

Heat sesame oil and fry ginger until aromatic. Add the rest of the ingredients and pour in hot water. Bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat and simmer for 1½-2 hours or until meat is tender. Adjust with seasoning to taste before serving.

Home Cooking

Fragrant Country Style Soup

Fragrant Country Style Soup

Ingredients

· 1kg mutton ribs, chopped

· 3 litres hot water

· 100g onions, quartered

· 150g carrot, cut into wedges

· 150g tomato, cubed

· 250g potatoes, cut into wedges

· 2–3 tbsp oil

Spices (A)

· 5cm cinnamon stick

· 3 star anise

· 6 cloves

· 5 cardamoms

· 1 whole nutmeg, cracked

· 1 tbsp white peppercorns,

· 1 tsp black peppercorns

Spices (B) – mixed with enough water into a paste

· 1 tsp fennel powder

· 1 tsp cumin powder

· 6 tbsp coriander powder

Seasoning

· Salt to taste

· 1 cube chicken stock seasoning

· Sugar to taste

Thickening

· 1½ tbsp potato flour mixed with 2 tbsp water

Garnishing

· Some coriander leaves and shallot crisps

Method
Trim fat from mutton pieces and blanch in boiling water for 10 minutes.

Remove and drain well.

Heat oil in a pot of and sauté spices (A) until fragrant.

Add spices (B) and fry until aromatic.

Add mutton and onions.

Pour in water and bring to a boil. Cook covered for 30 minutes.

Add carrot, tomato and potatoes and continue to simmer for 30-40 minutes or until meat is tender and the flavour of the soup is enhanced.

Add thickening and adjust with seasoning to taste. Garnish before serving.