Peanut Root Soup

The roots require a good clean when you get them back from the grocers. Recommend a good soak first then a good rub down and several repeats of the process.

In our bid to add length to our torsos… here’s cheers to Peanut Root Soup!

Ingredients:

  • 1 packet fresh peanut roots
  • 2 chicken thighs, bone in
  • 3 dried red dates
  • 1 dried persimmon
  • 4 dried figs
  • 3 tbsp goji berries
  • 2 litres water
  • Salt to taste

To Do:

Combine all ingredients into a slow cooker, leave on Low for 4 hours, enjoy.

Pumpkin and Yam Rice

Affectionately known as Kiam Png – which unfortunately is left open ended in translation as salted (kiam) rice (png) or dishes (to accompany a meal) rice (png).

Regardless the correctness, it is absolutely correct to say this is a comfort food and absolute in yummy-ness. Easy to assemble, just a few added steps that seals the umami magic. Pls enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup udang kering (dried shrimp), rinsed
  • 1/2 cup dried cuttlefish strips (as fine as possible), rinsed
  • 1/3 cup dried sliced shitake mushrooms, hydrated.
  • 1 cup steamed cubed pumpkin
  • 1 cup steamed cubed yam
  • 1/ cup brown rice, 1/2 cup pearl barley, 1/2 cup short grain white rice, cooked and cooled overnight in refrigerator
  • 5tbsp olive

To Do:

1. Heat oil in pan, place cuttlefish and dried shrimp and mushrooms – fry for 2min till fragrant.

2. Add grain mixture. Mix well.

3. Toss in pumpkin and yam.

4. Serve with lots of love and a generous serving of your favorite chilli balacan.

Your life will never be the same again.