MY PARENTAGE IS HALF CANTONESE AND HALF HAKKA, SO THE FOOD THAT I'M USE TO ARE MOSTLY RECIPE FROM MY GRANDMAMA OR MY MUMMY. I LIKE TO HAVE SOUP AND STEAM FISH IF I HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE RATHER THEN HEAVILY SEASONED FOOD ALL THE TIME. I MISS MY GRANDMAMA'S SOUP A LOT WHEN I'M IN SUBANG SO I WILL POST UP MORE CANTONESE HOMEMADE SOUP RECIPES. TODAY I WILL POST UP SOME SIMPLE GINSENG ROOT SOUP FOR MY DEAR FRIENDS WHO ARE STUDYING IN UK( especially mickey) WHO IS THERE FIGHTING THE COLD HARSH WEATHER.

INGREDIENTS:

• GINSENG ROOTS ( ONE PACK ) can get it from china town and smell it before you buy to make sure it's authenticity!
• 2 CHICKEN TIGHTS (remove the skin and all the fats for your own health)
• A PINCH OF SALT.

STEPS:

• BOIL A POT OF HOT WATER WITH THE KETTLE.
• POUR THE HOT WATER IN THE RICE COOKER AND PRESSED THE BUTTON DOWN TO COOK.( if you didn't buy yourself a rice cooker yet buy one with 2 functions ie. can cook rice and porridge. optional. it's better because when you switch to the porridge mode the porridge won't overflow and it can boil soup well without spilling)
• WASH THE GINSENG ROOTS WITH WATER AND PUT IT INTO THE RICE COOKER. (p/s rice cooker with 2 function can keep the food warm unlike gas or induction cooker u need to heat the food up)
• WHEN IT COMES TO A BOIL ADD IN THE LEAN CHICKEN TIGHTS.
• LET IT BOIL FOR AT LEAST 4 HOURS. ( for those who don't have time to "jaga" the soup. prepare the ingredients a day before and boil it before you take your showers in the morning. before you leave the house to go for class switch the rice cooker to keep warm mode. so the soup will be all fragrant when u are back from class:) )

p/s : Ginseng is traditionally use to keep the body warm and is good for blood circulation. so you can drink the soup by adding in some extra rice from the meal you prepare last night to make it a kind of teochew porridge.

: To keep the body warm in the harsh weather, RED CHINESE SEEDLESS DATES can help you to keep the body warm. RED DATES are traditionally use for blood circulation BUT remember to REMOVE the seed from the dates because it will be "chow" in cantonese for the body. just put in 3-5 dates into the mug and pour in some hot water and drink it while it's luke warm.