Monday, June 9, 2008

Lamb Soup

Lamb soup! This soup is dedicated to all those who love it! It is the best soup for a cold winter, but it is also good any other time of the year. According to the Chinese medicine, it helps the body to resist cold weather. This recipe requires a pressure cooker in order to cook the soup in a minimum grain of time. However, a normal pot would work too, but you would need to simmer the soup for at least 2 hours for a rich taste.

Ingredients: Lamb bones, veggies (potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, etc.), 5 spices powder, black pepper, salt, leek, ginger, and coriander.

1. Boil some water and put the lamb bones in there for a few seconds in order to clean the bones. Remove the bones and throw the water.
2. Boil some water again with the bones.
3. Wash and cut the veggies into small pieces.
4. Add the spices, salt, and black pepper in the boiling water.
5. Put the veggies, leek, and ginger in the pan.
6. Cover and lock the pan.
From here, you have to cook the soup using the instructions of your pressure cooker.
7. Turn to maximum heat until the pressure starts bursting from the top, and then turn the heat to low and wait for 30 minutes.
8. When the pressure is completely gone, open and serve this wonderful soup! :]
9. Add some coriander for a better taste!

Remember that potatoes are very good in absorbing salt and other spices, so if you put a lot of potatoes, put more salt!

Pineapple Treasure Box

Hello!

I remember eating rice in a bamboo shots long time ago. It was such a real delice!
The way they presented the rice was very interesting. Today, I found a recipe of cooking rice in pineapple. Since summer is here and it is also the season for pineapple, time to prepare an exotic dish for the hot weather!
If you are love pineapple, you can give this a shot! Let your imagination and favorite fruit guide you to a wonderful dinner.

List of ingredients:
1 Pineapple, 1 cup of rice, 2 chicken legs, 2 eggs, salt, and cooking oil.
Optional: Dried grapes


0. Remove the meat from the pineapple without damaging it shell.
1. Cook the rice by steam it or use a rice cooker.
2. Heat a wok with oil.
3. Stir fry the chicken, eggs, and pineapple meat by adding salt.
4. Add the cooked rice to the wok and mix it well with everything else.
5. Put everything in the pineapple shell and steam it for 10 minutes.

Now you can serve it while it is hot! :]