Saturday, September 26, 2009

Fishball Tang Hoon Soup

Ideally, a dinner should ideally consists of 3 main dishes and most importantly, a soup. Especially to Cantonese families, the soup is indispensable. Soups are very nourishing as they contain the essence of the ingredients used. And some even believe that soup is the key to a more youthful look.

Though not as good and nourishing as other soups, this is a clear soup that is simple and very easy to prepare - Fishball Cellophane Noodles Soup, or better known as Fishball Tang Hoon Soup. Fishball Tang Hoon Soup can be served as an accompaniment to rice or simply a light meal on its own.


Ingredients
1 chicken cube
25g of cellophane noodles (1 bundle)
200g of fishball
1 teaspoon of preserved radish (cleaned and chopped)
Spring onions

Preparation
Soften the cellophane noodles by soaking it in a bowl of hot water.
Pour 800ml of water into a pot and bring to a boil.
Dissolve the chicken cube in the boiling water.
Add in the preserved radish followed by the fishball.
When the fishballs are cooked/afloat, add the cellophane noodles into the pot.
Boil for another minute or till the cellophane noodles turns translucent.
Remove from heat.
Garnish with spring onions. (optional)
Serve immediately.

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