Gingery Seafood Soup

Was feeling a bit lazy to cook today & I have my frozen squid thawed. So decided to cook a simple "one dish" with what I have available from my fridge. 

Voilà ! Gingery Seafood Soup, that warms the stomach on a cold winter night. 

Gingery Seafood Soup Recipe 

Serve : 5 

Ingredients : 

100g minced pork or chicken meat, seasoned with 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce,  2 tsp corn flour & 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine. 

4 cloves of garlic, smashed

Ginger as much as you like, thinly sliced

300g squids or prawns or both

3 sticks of celery, cut small 

2 tomatoes , cut chunck

Fresh mushrooms / canned mushrooms

2 tbsp oil 

1L water + 1 chicken stock cube

Fish sauce, salt & pepper to taste. 

Preparation steps: 

1. Boil the water & chicken stock cube in a pot. 

2. Meanwhile, in a wok, heat up the oil then fry garlic & ginger together until fragrant. 

3. Add in the meat, fry a little while then add in tomatoes. Fry the tomatoes untill slightly soft. Add in seafood , celery & mushrooms. Fry until well mixed. 

4. Pour the cooked ingredients into the chicken stock, bring to boil & season with fish sauce, salt & pepper to taste. 

5. Serve hot in a bowl. 

Bon appétit !! 

Chin's notes:

1. Add in additional veggetables if you like, eg bok choy, shanghai green or any veggetables which are suitable for soup.

2. Use chicken stock broth if preferred. 

3. A picture of the ingredients used. 

4. Fried ingredients. With nice orangy colour from the tomatoes.