Silk Tofu Soup

Another heart warming soup recipe for winter! Yeay! The soup is very Chinese-influenced. It is very very easy to make and the taste is savoury and light. Anyway, just trust me, it is great to warm up your body in winter or if you are having fever ;)

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cylinders of silk tofu, diced
• 100 gr minced chicken
• 100 gr prawn
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 garlic cloves
• 700 ml water
• Some chicken bones (optional)
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp tapioca flour (mix with a bit of water)
• 300 gr cai sim
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• Salt, if needed

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat vegetable oil and saute the garlic. Add in minced chicken and prawn, and cook until the colour changes.
2. Add water, chicken bones, white pepper, and fish sauce. Then bring to boil.
3. Add in the tofu; lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
4. Add the tapioca mix to thicken the soup. Add cai sim and sesame oil. Cook until the cai sim wilted.

NOTES:

• You can substitue tapioca flour for corn starch. If you want a thicker soup, you can add more tapioca mix.
• If you don't have any leftover chicken bones, you can leave it out. But it always makes a yummy broth if you use chicken bones :D

Adapted from: "Menu Sehari-hari & Akhir Pekan" Vol.2, Yasa Boga