Sea Cucumber with Bak Kut Soup

I received sea cucumbers from my friend and saved them for Chinese New Year reunion dinner tonight. My mother in law helped to cook this dish.

Recipe

Some pork ribs (bak kut teh type)

3 sea cucumbers 

Sugar about 1 tablespoon

Salt about 1 teaspoon

Dark soy sauce to taste

Kikkoman soy sauce to taste

White pepper to taste 

Some gouqizi 

Some sliced ginger about 5 pcs

A few garlic about 6 pcs skin on

Method

1.Clean the sea cucumber by removing the underside. Rinse n cut into thirds.

2.Parboil the bak kut.

3. Add some oil to deep soup pot and fry the garlic and ginger 

4. Add in bak kut n stir fry

5. Add in the sea cucumber and stir fry with salt, sugar, pepper.

6. Put in enough water to cover the ribs and sea cucumbers.

7. Add in both soy sauce.

8. Boil for 1 hour. 

Taste and adjust if necessary 

Sea cucumbers

Rub underside to remove dirt

Rinse clean and cut into smaller pieces

Pork ribs parboiled 

Fry garlic n ginger

Fry the ribs

Add in the sea cucumbers

Cover with water n boil

Boiling 

Done!!!

Enjoy your delicious soup!

Potato Soup

Tasty n easy to make potato soup

Peel 2 large russet potatoes n cut into even slices not too thick.

Slice one onion. 

Cut some brown mushrooms. 

Boil about 2 cups of water. 

Fry n chop some back bacon. 

Cut up spring onions. 

Brown butter 40gm slightly n add in the onions. Fry till a bit soft. 

Add on the mushroom n potato slices n fry till a bit translucent . 

Throw in a tablespoon of flour n stir fry . Add in 2 cups of boiling water n sprinkle some salt n dried parsley n black pepper.

Boil about 5 minutes add in 1/2 cup milk n boil about 20 minutes. 

Use your wooden spoon to break the potatoes a bit. 

Add in some grated cheese n stir. 

Serve with chopped bacon n spring onions.

Onion potato n mushrooms

Stir fry

Add in the water n parsley n salt n black pepper n boil.

Add in milk n boil for another 20 mins or till thickened 

Soup is ready 

Bee Thye Mak Soupy Rice Noodles

 

We can buy Bee Thye Mak from almost any foodcourt, kopitiam or hawker centre.  When you see a fishball noodle stall, most likely you can order Bee Thye Mak too to replace the yellow noodles often used.

 

This is actually the first time I am cooking Bee Thye Mak at home.  I chose to eat this because the Bee Thye Mak is smooth and contains rice flour which makes you feel full enough. At the same time, I have a sore throat and something soupy is easier for me to eat.

 

Basic Ingredients

Bee Thye Mak

Chicken Soup Stock - I  used Swanson 250ml tetra pak

Water - a bowl

Minced Pork about 50-60gm

Bok Choy - take one/two leaves and cut to smaller pcs

Fish Cake - 2 pcs sliced

Some Fried Shallots - store bought or homemade

Kikkoman Soy Sauce - 1 tablespoon

 

 

 

Method

 

1. Marinate the minced meat with Kikkoman Soy Sauce in a small sandwich bag. 
2. Boil water and put the Bee Thye Mak inside. Use a pair of chopsticks to loosen the bee thye mak.  The water will turn cloudy as you boil them. 
3. I cooked the bee thye mak till they turn translucent which means cooked. Throw away the water and rinse the bee thye mak under cold water and place in a large bowl.
4.  Use the same pot and put in the chicken stock and a small bowl of water and boil it.
5. Put in the wong bok and add in the marinated meat. You can form meat balls and put in the soup.
6. Boil about 5 minutes and add in the fish slices.
7. Boil about another 5 minutes.
8. Ladle the ingredients onto the cooked bee thye mak. Pour some soup over it and garnish with the fried shallots.
9. I also added a dash of sesame oil for flavour and fragrance.
10. Serve it immediately.

Enjoy cooking!