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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Chicken Manchow Soup

Ingredients

Carrot (chopped) - 1/2 cup (chopped)

French Beans - 1/2 cup (chopped)

Capsicum - 1/4 cup (chopped)

Green Peas - 1/4 cup (chopped)

Mushroom - 1/4 cup (sliced)

Spring Onions - 1/2 cup (chopped)

Cabbage - 1/2 cup (shredded)

Celery - 1 tsp

Ajinomoto - 1/4 tsp

Ginger - 1 tblsp (finely chopped)

Garlic - 1 tblsp (finely chopped)

Green Chillies - 1 tsp (finely chopped)

Chicken Broth - 1 can / Chicken Seasoning - 1 cube

Soya Sauce - 2 tblsp
Pepper Powder - 1 tsp.
Corn Starch - 3 tblsp.

Chicken (boiled & shredded) - 1/2 cup

Shrimp (boiled) - 1/4 cup (optional)
Salt - to taste

(can also add baby corns/corn to the vegetables)

Method
1. Heat oil. Fry chillies, celery, garlic & ginger for 2 minutes on high flame.
2. Add all vegetables and stir fry for another 2 minutes on high flame.
3. Add chicken broth/seasoning cube, water (as required), soya sauce, pepper powder, ajinomoto, salt and chicken/shrimps and bring it to a boil.
4. Then reduce the heat & add corn starch paste. Keep stiring until the soup thickens a bit.

5. Remove from heat after 5 minutes.Serve hot with fried noodles. For garnishing use spring onions.






Tips

- If you want to add egg to the soup, When the soup is boiling at the end before adding corn starch paste, add thoroughly beaten egg and let it boil. It gives a nice taste.