mum gave me some beef shin, chinese dried red dates (jujube) and dried goji berries and taught me how to boil this simple soup. said it's good for the body. as much as i love chinese soups, i rarely boil them, largely because i dont have the time. so one of the things to always look forward to when going to mums is her beautiful soups. gosh how i miss having them every night...
this soup is simple enough - literally chuck everything in then boil. haha, i like that.
-Beef shin, red dates + goji berry soup-
mum said red dates are good for blood deficiency and goji berries are great for many things, and particularly good for the eyes. did a quick google search which shows that goji berries basically contain too many good things - rich in amino acids which help build protein, 21 trace minerals (including germanium, an anti-cancer trace mineral rarely found in foods), complete spectrum of antioxidant carotenoids, vitamin C (at higher levels than those found in oranges), vitamin B complex, vitamin E etc. wow... who would have thought those tiny berries contain such richness of goodies!!
despite all the goodnessES, the soup is almost like a clear soup *not a bit of oil from the beef shin* and is super delicious!!
now, this fried rice from a few days ago. i used shrimp paste to start the wok, and the consequence was that the whole unit was filled with the strong smell of shrimp paste =.=
-Fried rice with pork mince + prawns-
the only key to fried rice is the days old rice, and i reckon the longer it stayed in the fridge the better *to the extent that its not off* and then there's no rule - literally chuck every piece of leftover you can find in the fridge. a good way to round it off in the end is to crack an egg in. this dish i used minced pork and prawn dices, heaps of chopped shallots, a handful of peanuts and some cucumber pieces right at the end.
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