Tau Suan

A very easy and fast method for cooking tau suan.

Recipe adapted from: https://honest-togoodness.com/tau-suan-2/


Ingredients:

100g split green beans

900ml water

1.5 tbsp red sugar (I use 1 tbsp)

2 tbsp Rock sugar cubes (I use 2.5 tbsp)

Pandan leaves

About 2 tbsp water chestnut flour / potato starch mixed with a little water

Method:

1. Bring water to gentle boil in a 1.5L thermal cooker and add in both sugars.

2. Bring to rapid boil and add in pandan and green beans.

3. Cover and bring to rapid boil again.

4. Transfer to outer pot for 20mins. Beans will be very very soft if you exceed this timing.

5. Bring to boil and thicken with flour slurry. This should take no time.

6. Serve with you tiao 🥖

Soy Sauce Chicken

Super easy recipe and all it take is 20mins cooking time before transfer into thermal pot.

Recipe adapted from https://honest-togoodness.com/soy-sauce-chicken-noodles-油鸡面-3/

Ingredients:

600ml water

¼ cup light soy

¼ cup dark soy

¼ cup huadiao wine

2tbsp Rock sugar cubes

4 garlic, pressed

Medium ginger

1 star aniseed

1 cinnamon stick

1 honey date

A couple of Bay leaves

Dash of pepper

Mini dried shitake mushrooms (no need to soak)

2 chicken legs


Method:

In a 3.5L inner pot, combine all ingredients for sauce mixture, add mushrooms and bring to rapid boil.

Add in chicken. When it starts to boil again, continue cooking for 8-10 minutes depending on the size.

Transfer to outer pot and it is ready after 45mins.