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Hong Kong Style Macaroni Soup

Name: Hong Kong Style Macaroni Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: cantonese
Ingredients: Macaroni; canned mixed vegetables; Spam; water; chicken powder; black pepper; soy sauce; sesame oil; spring onion

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9 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:39

Measure 1 cup of dry elbow macaroni into a small bowl and set aside

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Do not scoop excessive macaroni beyond 1 cup, otherwise the macaroni will swell and absorb all the soup broth.

Ingredients:Macaroni

Tools:measuring cup

Preparation

00:00:49

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Be cautious when removing metal lid from opened canned vegetables; the metal edges are sharp and can slice skin.

Open 1 can of mixed vegetables using a can opener and thoroughly drain liquid into the sink

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Drain all canned liquid thoroughly before cooking, otherwise the canned water will dilute and spoil the flavor of the soup broth.

Ingredients:canned mixed vegetables

Tools:can opener

Preparation

00:01:09

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Keep fingers curled away from knife edge when slicing soft, greased luncheon meat to avoid slips.

Open 1 can of Spam
Extract 0.5 block onto a cutting board
Slice into thick slabs
Dice into uniform small cubes

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Cut Spam into bite-sized uniform cubes so they heat evenly and fit well on a spoon with macaroni.

Ingredients:Spam

Tools:chef knifecutting board

Active Cooking

00:02:23

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Use heat-resistant oven mitts when removing pot lid to avoid hot steam escaping and burning hands.

Pour 4 cups of water into a medium pot
Cover with lid
Turn stove to high heat
Bring water to a rolling boil

local_fire_departmentHigh heat

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Keep lid covered to speed up boiling, but do not leave pot unattended on high heat.

Ingredients:water (4 cup)

Tools:saucepan

Active Cooking

00:02:49

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Lower ingredients close to water surface when adding them to avoid splashing scalding liquid.

Carefully add 0.5 piece diced Spam and 1 cup dry macaroni into the boiling water
Stirring gently with a strainer spoon to prevent macaroni sticking

local_fire_departmentMedium-high heat

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Stir immediately upon adding macaroni to the boiling pot, otherwise macaroni tubes will stick together and clump at the pot bottom.

Ingredients:Spam (0.5 piece)Macaroni (1 cup)

Tools:slotted spoon

Active Cooking

00:03:11

Add 1 tsp chicken powder, 0.5 tsp ground black pepper, 1 tsp soy sauce, and 0.5 tsp sesame oil directly into boiling soup and stir well

local_fire_departmentMedium heat

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Watch out

Spam and chicken powder contain natural salt, so adjust chicken powder carefully

adding too much will make the broth overly salty

Ingredients:chicken powder (1 tsp)black pepper (0.5 tsp)soy sauce (1 tsp)sesame oil (0.5 tsp)

Tools:spoon

Active Cooking

00:03:40

Pour 1 can drained mixed vegetables into pot
Stir well
Put glass lid on
Simmer over medium-low heat for 3 to 5 minutes until macaroni is cooked tender

local_fire_departmentMedium-low heat

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Do not over-simmer for too long after adding canned vegetables, otherwise vegetables will lose shape and turn mushy.

Ingredients:canned mixed vegetables (1 piece)

Tools:saucepan

Active Cooking

00:04:28

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Handle hot ceramic bowl and pot carefully; use pot holders to prevent hand burns from scalding heat.

Turn off stove heat
Use a strainer spoon and soup ladle to transfer cooked macaroni, Spam, mixed vegetables, and flavorful broth into a deep ceramic serving bowl

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Transfer solids first with strainer spoon before ladling broth, otherwise hot soup might splash out.

Tools:serving bowlsoup ladle

Active Cooking

00:04:53