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Zuppa Toscana

Hearty Soup For Dinner

This is another soup that my family loves, it is loaded with Kale, bacon, potatoes and hot and spicy sausages. It is very easy to prepare and satisfying. The spiciness of the sausages just give an extra oomph to the soup. My family always goes for second serving hence I always make one big pot to satisfy their appetite. This recipe is about 8 big servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 big bunch kinky Kale (leaves only)
  • 200 ml cooking cream
  • 2.7 L Chicken Broth + water (see note below)
  • 300g bacon chopped to 2 inches size
  • 1 pack hot and spicy sausage (6 pcs) chopped( I used Johnsonville Brand)
  • 4 medium size potatoes (cube)
  • 1 1/2 medium size yellow onion (chopped)
  • 1 minced garlic bulb

Method

  • In medium high heat, cook the bacon until crisp using your pot or dutch oven, no need to add oil. Let the fat from bacon render out. Set aside the bacon. Leave only about 2 tablespoon of oil from the bacon
  • Add the sausages, cook for about 5 minutes, add in the garlic and yellow onion, cook until the onion is translucent. Stir the pot constantly.
  • Add the broth, followed by the potatoes, kale, and half of the bacon
  • Bring the soup to boil, then turn down the heat and let it simmer for for about 20-25 minutes, or until the potatoes and kale are soften
  • Lower the heat, add the cream, and let it simmer for another 5 minutes.
  • Serve the soup on a bowl, topped with some crispy bacon.

note : My broth is seasoned, thus I do not need to add salt , but need to add a bit of water. Adjust the amount of water to add accordingly.

Thai Coconut Prawn and Fish Soup

A delicious meal awaiting at my dinner table

I have always been a huge fan of this soup. I still remember the first time I had this soup more than two decades ago at Tokyo Training Center when I was a trainee in Japan sponsored by AOTS. Their canteen served this soup, and being a fan of seafood, I ordered and tried it out. Yes, I was hooked. The level of spiciness is not too much, just a little tang and a note of sweetness that ended with a nutty taste of coconut. It was a very rich soup that is full of flavours.

Now that Ayam brand had the light version of coconut milk, with only 5 percent fat and yet still flavourful, I was so ecstatic to cook it again without feeling the guilt! Yahoo!

Ingredients

  • 660g Ayam Coconut Light (5% fat)
  • 40g chopped and split Lemongrass
  • 24g chopped shallots
  • 12g chopped green chili
  • 38g galangal ginger
  • 95g squeezed lime juice
  • 50g red curry paste
  • 40g fish sauce
  • 1L chicken broth
  • 400g cod fish fillet (or any of your preferred fish)
  • 500g deveined prawn with shell
  • 1 can straw mushroom (drained)

Method

  • Heat up your pot and drizzle 10g of oil then sauté your curry paste, lemon grass, shallots, ginger and green chili for about 2-3 minutes to release the fragrance of the spices.
  • Add the chicken broth, lime juice and Ayam coconut milk; bring to boil.
  • Lower the heat before adding the prawn and fish fillet then let it simmer until the seafood are cooked.
  • Season it with fish sauce.
Steaming hot soup ready to be served!

The aroma permeating in my kitchen was making everyone at home hungry. Who wouldn’t be, right?