Broccoli Soup

What did people get from X’Mas gifts? I got aprons, bath gels, a cooking plate, Paul Hollywood’s British Baking… and lots of other things. Thank you... all of my lovely friends!!

In Taiwan, we don’t give gifts to people in Chinese New Year. Instead, we put some money in the red envelop and give to people. It is still a gift, but I think there is a different meaning of getting money and gifts. Money, we just see how much we get it. Gifts, you can see how hard your friends and family choose for you. If I could choose, I would like pick every single gift to my family instead of money. What is your idea?

Recipe: Serve 2~3 people

 

Steps of Broccoli Soup

(1) Prepare a saucepan. Melt butter in the pan.

(2) Add chopped onion into the sauce pan. Cover the lid and cook around 3 minutes.
(3) Add chopped broccoli into the pan. Stir a little bit.

 

 

(4) Add water and stock in the pan. Bring it to boil, and then simmer for 15 minutes.

(5) Add milk in and keep simmering it for another 5 minutes.

 

 

(6) Blend all ingredients by a hand blender.

 

(7) Add 80 g grazed cheese into the pan. Stir until it melts. Then, switch the heat off. Add some salt if it is needed

(8) Drizzle the rest of cheese before serving the soup.

 

 

This broccoli soup is very creamy and cheesy and full of goodness. Lots of vegetables can offer us all-day energy. It is very good to drink in the winter time. Enjoy it.

 

Beef Stew with Swede Soup

Congratulation to my friend, Miss S, and me!! We made it. The carol services were good and brilliant :D :D :D It was a very busy week. We needed to practice more and longer to make sure every song is right.

I was so excited before on stage. I was not sure what’s wrong with me?!?! And the choir was so good. We did have a good performance.

 

Recipe: Serve 3~4 people

Steps of Beef Stew with Swede Soup

(1) Dip dice beef with some plain flour. Fry it until it turns brown. Then, set aside.

(2) Use the same pan. Fry onion for around 3 minutes and add carrot and swede in. Cover the lid and fry for another 5 minutes.

 

(3) Add beef back. Add water, beef stock, tomato puree, dry basil. Bring to boil, and then switch the heat off.

(4) Pour the beef stew into slow cooker. Switch to small for around 2 ~3 hours until beef turns tender.

 

Swede makes the soup’s flavor better. I cooked this soup one day before we enjoy it, it was very late. But, we all wanted to open the lid and tasted it immediately. Before the X’Mas feast, try this light soup with all goodness. Enjoy it.

 

Chinese Pork Rib Soup with Mushrooms

Cold winter needs lot of HOT soup and food. I like to drink soup when I was in Taiwan. If it is possible, I would like to drink soup every single day. But, most of Chinese soups takes long time to cook so that I always cooked a big pot and leave in the fridge.

When I start to use slow cooker, I find out it is really easy to cook soup and you can just leave there when you go to work. After finishing the work, you can have fresh soup to drink. I think slow cooker is a good helper for every family.

Recipe: Serve 2~3 people

 

 

Steps of Chinese Pork Ribs Soup with Mushrooms

(1) Put Chinese mushroom in the bowl. Add the hot water in. Wait around 20~30 minutes.

(2) Wash pork ribs. And put in the pan.

(3) Add the mushrooms in. Add water in. Water needs to be covered over the ribs. Cover the lid. Switch to high and cook around 2 hours until the pork becomes tender. Add salt in. Serve it in hot

 

Drinking hot soup in the winter is a very happiness thing. It helps me against the cold and keep warm. So, would you like to try Chinese soup to help you warm up? Enjoy it.

Butternut Squash Soup

There was a fish and chip party  on Wednesday evening last week. So, my friend and I thought we need to have a light lunch to balance it. Otherwise, it will be too much within a day. If you say a light lunch in the UK, it will be a sandwich, salad, or soup. It is cold here now so that drinking soup is better than eating cold sandwich and salad. HAHA… Though I have stayed in the UK over a year and I like to eat sandwich and salad, I still want to choose HOT food in the winter. More Taiwanese style. HOT food.

Recipe: Serve 2~3 people

Steps of Butternut Squash Soup

(1) Chop butternut squash into chunks. Place them on the baking tray. Drizzle some olive oil over the top of butternut squash with some salt and black pepper. Roast it for 45 minutes at 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6 until it turns tender. Then, set aside.

(2) Melt butter in the saucepan. Add finely chopped carrot and onion in the pan. Cover the lid. Cook for around 5~10 minute until it tender.

(3) Put cooked butternut squash, onion, and carrot in a bowl. Purée everything with a hand blender until it turns silky smooth.

(4) Pour all purée back into the pan. Add water and stock and simmer around 20 minutes after boiling. And then, mix cream into the soup. Simmer another 10 minutes. Add some salt if needed. Serve in HOT.

 

 
The taste is lovely. Butternut squash soup is so smooth. Just have one sip that you feel how amazing this soup is. I like this soup a lot, but I am not going to try light lunch anymore.
I was too hungry after my light lunch that I ate muesli, fruits, chocolate bar, and ice cream between my light lunch and fish and chips party. HEE… Anyway, enjoy the soup.

Chinese Mushroom Chicken Soup

After having good weather around two weeks, it looks like the weather will turns to cold and chill. It is definitely in autumn now. In Taiwan, we would like to drink soup to warm up our body in autumn and help us against the cold winter. The soup we drink in Taiwan is more like consommé in France. The basic ingredients for the soup is bone of pork, chicken or beef. Add a little salt. Cook in small heat for hours. So, I would like to share one of my favorite soups by slow cooker, Chinese Mushroom Chicken Soup.

Recipe: Serve 2~3 people

 

 

Step

(1) Put Chinese mushroom in the bowl. Add the hot water in. Wait around 20~30 minutes.

 

(2) Wash the chickens. And put in the pan. Add water in. Water needs to be covered over the chicken

(3) Add the mushrooms in. Cover the lid. Switch to high and cook around 2 hours until the chicken becomes tender. Add salt in. Serve it in hot

 

Using slow cooker to cook soup is really convenient. Put everything in and switch on. Then, you can have a delicious soup after 2 hours. Hee… Feel cold?? Go and try it.