Soup, hot and
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Cacciucco
Livorno
(Seafood Soup Delights)
Cooking time 20 minutes
Serve 6
Ingredients
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90 ml olive oil
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1 clove garlic, chopped
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1 small red capsicum, chopped
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300 g shelled prawns
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4 squids
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100 ml dry white wine
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2 tbsp tomato puree
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˝ tsp grated lemon rind
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1 cup water or stock
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Salt and pepper to taste
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100 ml halibut, sliced
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300 g cod fillet, sliced
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250 g scallops, shelled and sliced
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Cacciucco
Livorno
(Seafood soup delights)
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Method
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Fry garlic and red pepper till garlic is fragrant.
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Add shrimps and squids, cover and simmer
for 10 minutes.
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Pour in wine and cook till it evaporates.
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Add tomato puree, lemon rind, stock, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5
minutes.
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Add cod, halibut and scallops.
Simmer till fish are done.
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Serve hot with bread.
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Chili Tomato Soup
Cooking time 9 minutes, serve 4
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Ingredients (A) Spices |
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Other ingredients |
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2 cm cinnamon stick
5 cloves
5 cardamoms
2 tsp fennel
˝ tsp ground
turmeric
˝ tsp ground
cumin
1 tsp chicken
curry powder |
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2 onions, sliced
6 cups water
400 g tomatoes,
sliced thinly
1 red chili, sliced
2 pips garlic, sliced
3 slices ginger
chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste
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Garnishing:
1 tsp each of diced spring onion, chopped
Chinese parsley, and chopped coriander leaves
Method
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Heat oil. Fry all spices over medium
fire for 3 minutes.
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Add onion slices and stir fry for 1 minute.
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Add the rest, except for the garnishing.
Bring to boil, turn fire to
low and simmer
for 5 minutes.
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Garnish and serve hot.
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Chili tomato soup |
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Thai Tomyam Soup
Cooking time 12 minutes, serve 5
Ingredients
- 400 g fresh prawns, sliced half
lengthwise
- 4 limes squeezed for juice
- 1000 ml water
- 4
kaffir lime leaves
- 4 stalks
lemon grass, squashed
- 2 long celery, cut into pieces
of 1 cm
- 2 tomatoes, wedged
- roots of 2 stalks of Chinese celery
- 5 - 10
birdseye chili, uncut
- 2 big onions, sliced
- 2 tbsp chili oil
- sugar, salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce or
soy sauce
- 4 birdseye chili, celery leaves and
kaffir
leaves, all chopped, for garnishing
Method
- Except for prawns and limes,
boil everything in a pot for 10 minutes
to bring out the fragrance and the hotness of chili.
- Add prawns and bring
to boil for 1 minute. Ensure the prawns
are not over-cooked. Add lime juice. Add in sugar, salt, pepper and
Thai fish sauce.
- Garnish and serve hot to feel the 'kick'
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sssSSH...Grandma
said: To get the authentic taste of tomyam, roots of celery, and
celery stem must be used.
Alternative: Can be used as a soup
base for tomyam with
flat rice vermicelli.
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Thai tomyam soup
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| Thai tomyam soup with noodle |
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Not-So-Soupy Tomyam Noodle
You may have another variety of
Thai Tomyam noodle that is not so soupy, i.e. not too
much of the soup.
Prepare the noodle
with the right hardness. Place the a shallow bowl.
Meanwhile, pound the following ingredients. 3 tbsp
coriander roots, 2 fresh chilies, 2 cloves garlic. Sauté
over medium-low fire till fragrant. Pour in any
ingredients you like, for example, carrot, cauliflower,
corn, prawns, squids, etc.
Stir fry very vigorously over high flame for
1 minute. Add to noodle. Add steamy hot tomyam soup,
just enough to cover the noodle. Add 2 tbsp soy sauce.
Garnish with birdseye chili and coriander |
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kaffir lime leaves |
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The Not-So-Soupy Tomyam Noodle |
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