NON-HALAL: Having soup with every meal is a great way to fill in the cracks left in the appetite and make sure the children are getting enough fluids.
An all-time favourite is the salted fish bone tofu and pork soup. This recipe uses a good quality whole kurau salted fish with the boney bits,
If you’d like to try your hand at making it at home for your family, here’s what you need:
Ingredients:
- Salted fish bone (preferably ikan kurau)
- 1 bulb of garlic, peeled
- 2.5cm ginger, sliced
- 1 spring onion, cut into 5cm lengths
- 300g-500g pork slices
- 2 blocks soft tofu, cubed
- 2 litres water
- 4-5 tablespoon cooking oil
Method:
- Soak the fish bone for half an hour.
- Fry the garlic, ginger and fish bone until fragrant.
- Add pork slices and cook until brown.
- Pour in water, bring to a boil and simmer for at least half an hour.
- At the last minute, add cubed tofu and spring onions before serving.
This recipe was first published here.
Trying to influence your cravings since 2005, Kar Yeong was Guest Judge on Versus 1001 Rasa Baba’s 2018, R.AGE Food Fight Judge 2015 and NTV7 Foodie Blogger 2014. To read more about Kar Yeong’s food journeys, visit his blog at KYspeaks.com.