Chicken Macaroni soup

Sorry for taking such a long break from blogging.  My helper Michelle went on home leave and I did not engage a part time helper.  At times like this, I always prepare one dish meals.  Chicken macaroni is everyone's favourite, its cheap and good and if you are a fast cook like me, all you need is half an hour. I hope my young friends will give this a try.  Recently I have been receiving messages from them asking for more tips on cooking.  I am so happy to know that the young ones are cooking.  Bravo girls!

 

Ingredients

 

3 chicken thighs

300 gms macaroni boiled till soft

200 gms minced pork seasoned with salt, sugar, pepper, cornflour and very little water

3 pcs fried fish cake, sliced

1 carton swanson chicken broth

300 gms ikan bilis washed clean (anchovies)

salt to taste

minced garlic

fried shallots

1 litre water

 

Method

 

Heat oil and fry minced garlic and ikan bilis for about 5 mins

Transfer to a pot of boiling water (1 litre)

Simmer for about 15 mins

When time is up, discard  ikan bilis, add the swanson chicken broth and bring to a boil

Add  chicken thighs, boil for 6 minutes and leave in pot covered for 20 minutes

When time's up, remove chicken and rub with sesame oil, debone when its cooled

Add seasoning to soup and bring to a boil

Cook minced pork in a small boil with some soup. Break up the pork with a fork

Drain and return the soup from cooking the pork back to pot

Bring soup to a boil

Assemble macaroni in a bowl, place fish cake and minced pork on top

Ladle soup into bowl and then top it with the chicken

Lastly garnish with fried shallots