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Hong Kong-style Kway Teow Soup

Name: Hong Kong-style Kway Teow Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: chicken bone; sliced chicken breast; fish cake; bean sprouts; jicama; hot pepper; green onion; Small pork meatballs; Fish ball; fried onion oil; flat rice noodles (Hor Fun); water; rock sugar; Salt; Seasoning; Pepper

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7 Steps Total

Active Cooking

00:00:37

Prepare a pot of 3 liters of water and bring to a boil
Add 500g chicken breast, 300g fish cake, and 1 yam bean into the pot to boil the soup

local_fire_departmentHigh heat to boil then medium heat, about 30 minutes

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Watch out

Yam bean must be thoroughly peeled and cut into chunks, otherwise the rough skin will ruin the soup texture.

Ingredients:water (3 l)sliced chicken breast (500 g)fish cake (300 g)jicama (1 piece)

Tools:large pot

Active Cooking

00:01:44

warningStay safe

Wash hands thoroughly after handling raw chicken bones to prevent bacterial cross-contamination.

Put 1kg chicken bones in another pot of boiling water to remove fishy smell
Scoop out the chicken bones, rinse thoroughly, and put them into the original soup to continue simmering

local_fire_departmentHigh heat blanching for about 5 minutes

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Watch out

Chicken bones must be thoroughly rinsed of blood, otherwise the soup will become cloudy and fishy.

Ingredients:chicken bone (1 kg)

Tools:large potladle

Active Cooking

00:03:34

Wash and drain 350g bean sprouts
Blanch in boiling water until cooked, remove and drain

local_fire_departmentHigh heat boiling, about 2 minutes

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Watch out

Do not blanch bean sprouts too long, otherwise they will become mushy and lose their crispness.

Ingredients:bean sprouts (350 g)

Tools:mesh strainer

Preparation

00:04:28

warningStay safe

Curl your fingers inward when using a sharp knife to cut meat to avoid cuts.

Cut the cooked fish cake into thin strips
Dice or shred the cooked chicken breast
Chop 50g green onion
Chop 30g hot pepper

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Cut the chicken along the grain, otherwise the meat will crumble and ruin the appearance.

Ingredients:fish cakesliced chicken breastgreen onion (50 g)hot pepper (30 g)

Tools:cutting boardcleaver

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00:05:52

Loosen 1000g flat rice noodles
Blanch in boiling water until cooked, remove and drain in a green colander
Open packages of 200g pork meatballs and 200g fish balls for later use

local_fire_departmentHigh heat boiling water, about 3 minutes

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Watch out

Noodles must be thoroughly separated before putting into water, otherwise they will clump and cook unevenly.

Ingredients:flat rice noodles (Hor Fun) (1000 g)Small pork meatballs (200 g)Fish ball (200 g)

Tools:colander

Active Cooking

00:06:36

Remove all solid ingredients from the soup
Add 20g rock sugar, 15g salt, and 10g seasoning to the broth and stir well

local_fire_departmentMedium heat to boil, about 5 minutes

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Watch out

Clear out all solid residues before seasoning, otherwise the soup will become cloudy when sugar and salt dissolve.

Ingredients:rock sugar (20 g)Salt (15 g)Seasoning (10 g)

Tools:large potladle

Active Cooking

00:07:15

warningStay safe

Be careful not to splash boiling soup when pouring, to avoid scalding your hands.

Place 200g flat rice noodles in a bowl
Add 50g bean sprouts, 50g chicken breast, 30g fish cake, 3 fish balls, and 2 pork meatballs
Pour hot soup over
Garnish with 10g green onion, 15ml fried onion oil, and 2g pepper to finish

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Watch out

The soup must be boiling hot when poured into the bowl, otherwise the toppings and noodles will get cold and lose texture.

Ingredients:flat rice noodles (Hor Fun) (200 g)bean sprouts (50 g)sliced chicken breast (50 g)fish cake (30 g)Fish ball (3 piece)Small pork meatballs (2 piece)green onion (10 g)fried onion oil (15 ml)Pepper (2 g)

Tools:small bowlladle