Some of Singapore most favorite food are chicken rice and steamboat.
My mother had been cooking for more 50 years, she use to cook very tasty soup for us. I had since learnt some secrets from her.
I believe the best steamboat should be cook in clay pot using charcoal, this way is much tastier.
And tip into the fried shallots oil with soya sauce that I mention below. Nowadays because of convenience it is usually cook by gas and metal utensils which don't bring out the best of the soup.
The soup will be more tasty, if you don't mind spending some time using more elaborate procedures.
My all time favourite dish is chicken dumpsticks cook by my mother. Usually during the Chinese New Year reunion dinner where she will prepare my favourite food- chicken dump sticks(a bit raw).
An old chicken seller, teach my mother to cook the best chicken rice it need to a bit of raw and not to overcook it. So that when you eat it, it will be very smooth.
The fried shallot oil is the key to bring out the best of the flavour, with light soya sauce and sliced spring onions, putting the all together in bowl. Which is use as tipping sauce for the steamboat and chicken.
To cook the sliced shallots to perfection. Burn the wok hot. Then put the oil in, throw in the sliced onion. Cook until it is yellow, stop the fire, it should not be brown, if not the after effect will made it sour.
This combination of near raw chicken and fried shallot oils, will bring bring you to the heaven state.
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