What's Cooking in Viz's Kitchen?

Braised chicken glizzard

my first attempt on braising.. and simply love it.. got a sense of satisfaction when ros and i tasted. heh. i always thought that it is difficult.. but in the end.. just with some simple ingredients the taste is simply amazing. the best part is that you can always reuse the stew by adding other meat.

Sichuan soup

first attempt too.. on a budget so no meat just bones to brew the soup. and since ros is here over this weekend.. everything is without pork.. and it tasted great as well.

What's Cooking in Viz's Kitchen?

Chinese Herbal - Anti-cough

my first attempt with NTUC pack of chinese herbs! managed to use a standard pack for 4 servings and expanding it for 5-6 pax. just add more pork/chicken bones for taste. noticed something that the longer you brew it, the sweeter the taste gets.. should have got the dried mandarin out earlier i think. i need not put in the whole chicken, but instead, drumsticks, that is more appealing. Oh, must must must remove the skin of the chicken to prevent the soup to get too oily.

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Carrot soup with cuttle fish

A recipe i 'stole' from mum during my previous trip back home. Dried cuttle-fish with pork bones, radish and carrots. very simple and the only seasoning you need is salt. and oh, i add the red dates for colour. heh. taste pretty good..

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Bai-Ku soup.

The closest imitation to my mum's cooking (i actually called and blackmailed her to steal the receipe.. hehe. no lar. she was more than willing to pass on to me). All the bones used for the soup are throughly washed to get rid of the blood which will otherwise "stain" the supposedly clear soup.

Big bones and sweet corn are boiled for about 30 mins before the rest like carrots and ribs are added, which then continue to boil for like 1-2hrs and before serving, add in the fish balls if you want. I also added some chicken bones for a sharper taste. I think mum will be proud of this imitation product. haha.

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Spare-ribs bitter gourd soup

You gonna love this, pork big bones boil for hours with, spare-ribs, carrots and chicken bones and skin (the favour is simply fantastic, but a bit oily though). Only place in the bitter gourd just before your about to serve. Oh, the fish balls are optional.