CHAI POR CHICKEN SOUP

This recipe is adapted from Y-Tower Cooking You-tube Show.  There are 4 different kinds of soup recipes shared, in which I have selected 2 to try.  The first that I tried was Dried Mushroom Chicken Soup [yet to share the recipe] with some modifications for simplicity and this is the second recipe which I tried recently.

It is really simple with just 3 basic ingredients [chicken, chai por and garlic].    The portion [serves 2-3 persons] shown in the pictures is a reduced portion of the original recipe which I am sharing below. 

This simple, homey soup is awesome.  It has the natural aroma and saltiness of the preserved salted radish [cai por].  The original recipe has some salt added which I have omitted as I find the saltiness and sweetness suit me well.  The chai por strips are no longer salty after boiling.

Recipe adapted from Y Tower You-tube with modifications

Ingredients

[serves 4-5]

500 gm free range chicken – cut into chunky pieces [blanched and rinsed]

100 gm chai por strips – rinse a few times [do not soak]

4-5 pips garlic with skin [keep whole]

1000 ml water

Seasoning

1 tbsp cooking wine [optional, to add last]

½ tsp salt [I omit]

Dash of msg 

1. Bring 600 ml water to boil in a soup pot, add in the chai por.  Boil for about 10 minutes or until aromatic. 
2. Add in the garlic, chicken pieces and  remaining water [400 ml].  Bring to boil again, then lower heat. 
3. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove scums, if any. 
4. Before dishing up, add in wine and seasoning to taste.
5. Serve hot.