Seaweed Soup

This is another favorite dish in mummy's recipes. In order to get the authentic taste of the soup, you will have to boil some pork ribs and some chicken meat, usually the breast meat which is quite tough to get a tasty soup. You need to boil the whole thing for about an hour or two. You can put in a piece of ginger to kill the fishy smell in the seaweed. If you have Muslim friends for dinner, you can use one whole chicken to make the soup. And if you are not fussy, you can also use chicken stock for the soup.

Next, you need to wash the seaweed. Normally the seaweed is sold in circular sheets. For a small family you only need one sheet or even half a sheet. If you love to eat the seaweed, then you can put in a bit more. Too much would make the soup too thick and it won't taste nice. Soak the seaweed in a basin of clean water. Lift the seaweed to another basin of clean water with your fingers. Sometimes there would be some sand at the bottom of the basin. Leave the seaweed until you need to put it in.

When the soup is done, you can remove the bones and meat. Knock in one egg and stir until the egg is completely cooked. You will get strings of egg. Then put in the seaweed. Cook for half an hour, and then add in some vinegar. The amount of vinegar will depend on individual taste. Some people will like the soup to be more sour...to bring out the seaweed taste. The seaweed soup is ready to be served. Add in salt to taste. All this will need some practice. Try it and let me know the results. Enjoy.

Pa.