Minced Pork Vermicelli Soup

When I was much much younger and I was working long hours, my hubby and I would send our 2 older daughters to my mother’s home and leave them there for the day.

When we finished work, we would pick them up around 9pm and sometimes as late as midnight.

Even though they were both asleep, we made it a point to take them home and then the whole routine continued the next morning. There were days when the kids just slept through the ferrying and we never got to speak or play with them.

It was a trying time and I would cry a lot because of that.  Crying not because it was a chore but missing the time spent with my daughters. During my working hours when I saw cute little girls running around, I would miss them even more. Thinking and writing about it now still bring tears to my eyes.

I am very proud to say that in spite of the difficulties, I still managed to cook dinner for my husband and  myself.

He would always encourage me and thank me for my effort and gave me the title of “super cooker” (sic) as I took less than half an hour to get dinner ready.

I cooked simple dishes like fried egg or fried fish, vegetables and soup. My hubby’s favourite  soup was this

MINCED PORK VERMICELLI SOUP – for 2 persons

Ingredients

100gs of ikan bilis washed and drained

100 gms minced pork

2 water chestnuts

1 tbsp chopped garlic

2 small bundles of vermicelli (soaked in hot water)

1 tbsp cooking oil

Salt, sugar, pepper, light soya sauce

cornflour

 METHOD

Boil a pot of water enough for 2 or 3 servings.

While water is being boiled, (muilti tasking) heat oil and fry ikan bilis till fragrant.

Put the ikan bilis into the boiling water and let it simmer on medium  fire

Peel water chestnut and mince

Add water chestnut to minced pork , add a pinch of salt, pinch of sugar, 1tsp light soya sauce and a little cornflour to bind all the ingredients together. Make into pork balls. The soup should be ready now. Remover ikan bilis and discard

Put pork balls gently into soup and boil till cooked

Lastly drain vermicelli and add into soup, boil for 1 min and its done. (remember that vermicelli absorbs water quickly, so add in just before serving.

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