March 12, 2007
Perfected by Accident
I think i perfected cooking red bean soup in a slow cooker .. by accident.. kekkeke!!
I wanted to boil red bean soup a few days ago.. and had soaked the red beans .. only to realised.. that i didn’t have any orange peel… and dried ones.. for that matter. And since .. only PB can go shopping .. while i man the store.. i told him what to get.. but of course.. he being so “actsy borak” .. got annoyed when i asked him if he knew what kind of orange to buy..?? So in the end.. he bought me the wrong kinda orange. I needed “kum” .. not “orange” and i had tried to tell him the difference.. but you know lah.. “chao ang moh” donch know the difference.. and sounded like i think he was stupid or something.. so i didn’t pursue it lor.. and let him be. So of course the orange was wrong lah.. so cannot use that nite.
So had to wait for another day.. to buy the orange. So after soaking the beans for more than a day.. i threw them into the slow cooker. When the dessert was boiling.. i put in some longan .. because i didn’t have any gingko nuts.. nor white nuts. After which i put in some “rock sugar” .. and not to much. And it turned out perfect..!
I had half a pot of red bean soup between yesterday and today.. all on my own. Bummer..! both Chloe and PB .. didn’t wanna have anything to do with the dessert. But i have to honestly say.. it’s one of the best tasted red bean/longan soup i’ve cooked myself.
Wah! So free to blog about kacang merah..where is your life altering story ar? Neck long already…
Hey..Vien,
Hhehehe!! sorry hor..! jangang marah ya..!! Happiest woman story .. coming right up..! you know lah.. long story.. must take time to get my thoughts together..
Comment by Vien — March 12, 2007 @ 3:45 am
yalor…. we r all waiting leh and u blogged abt ‘hong-tau-sah’ pulak!
Hey..Angeleyes,
Sorry hor..! jangan marah..ya..! need to find time.. coz’ very busy at the store.. and very busy with potty-training chloe.. sorry ya..!
Comment by Angeleyes — March 12, 2007 @ 3:52 am
My fave…hong tau sui…I like to eat the soft red beans too.
Hey.. WMW,
To be honest.. it ain’t my favourite.. but beggars cannot be choosers lah.. hahhaha!! only can get red bean here.. so no choice lor..!
Comment by wmw — March 12, 2007 @ 4:19 pm
Emm… I will try your recipe! Hehehe…
Hey.. Beckysmum,
It’s really easy peasy..
Comment by beckysmum — March 12, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
Red bean soup is so yummy.
Your post made me think of my missus. She has been learning how to make loh bak goh this year. Each time it is better. The last batch she found the secret. Get the ang moh man to stir the turnip and flour. hahaha
Hey..SA,
Aiyoh..!! share the secret leh..! please.. please.. please..!! Ang moh so lazy lah.. plus he doesn’t eat my stuff.. so he doesn’t help.. hahahha!! He wants to play everquack.
Comment by simple american — March 12, 2007 @ 6:01 pm
I like red bean soup oso, pity I not there otherwise can take some home from you hor?
Hey.. FH,
Yalor.. can share .. share.. eating the whole pot.. can die you know.. hahhahaha!!
Comment by FireHorse — March 12, 2007 @ 9:30 pm
Sound yummy! I seldom make any bcoz the ones I made are not nice, yucks! hahaha I love green bean soup but again I cant seem to get it right
How long did u boil the red bean in ur slow cooker for and was it low, high or auto setting? it end to boil until the red bean pecah *LOL*
Hey..G,
I boiled it on high.. and as soon as it boils.. i leave it boiling for another hour more.. and turned it on warm.
Comment by G-Bee — March 13, 2007 @ 1:06 am
Wohoo…even better..less man more share hor
i am not good in cooking tong sui one…
ya ya…where is ur long waiting juicy story….me waiting patiently here eh….cepat cepat…
Hey..Gene,
Haahhaa!! true.. but really too much to eat lor.. for one person.
tong sui very easy one .. that i cook.. just dump everything into slow cooker.. put rock sugar.. “gao tim” .. kekkke!! I wanna cepat, cepat too leh.. but you know lah.. so busy at the store.. and now potty training chloe.. no time at all. Actually not no time.. brain cell all used up.. Sorry ya..!
Comment by gene — March 13, 2007 @ 5:25 pm
wah, you eat so much! red bean quite heaty leh! Green beans liang.
Hey..ECL,
Yalor..!! but very cold here… so i guess it’s not so bad.. hahah!
Comment by eastcoastlife — March 14, 2007 @ 2:17 am