Flat Rice Noodle Soup (Kway Teow Soup) 粿条汤 - Vegetarian

Bit Bit was thinking of what to cook for Pig's dinner, and since there is only chee cheong fun left in the fridge, Bit Bit had to use chee cheong fun to prepare dinner. Then Bit Bit thought of kway teow soup, and since chee cheong fun is also a kind of rice noodle in the form of a roll, Bit Bit used chee cheong fun in replace of kway teow to make kway teow soup.

This dish took about 25 minutes to complete.

Things that Bit Bit found out about Kway Teow Soup:

• Chinese dried mushrooms, tomato and beansprouts gave a lot of flavour to soups, so be sure to add them in for a more flavourful soup.
• Chee cheong fun is more fragile than kway teow, so if using chee cheong fun in place of kway teow, do not cook them for too long else they will become small pieces. A good way is to cook the kway teow or chee cheong fun separately in a pot of boiling water and then put them into the soup.
• This is a light and tasty meal, which is suitable for people who do not have appetite.

Ingredients that Bit Bit used for Kway Teow Soup:

1. Chee Cheong Fun - 1.5 Pieces
2. Chinese Dried Black Mushrooms - 4 Pieces
3. Tomato - 1 Whole
4. Tau Kwa (Firm Beancurd) - 1 Piece
5. Beansprouts - 1 Cup
6. Light Soy Sauce - 2 Tbsp
7. Water - 2 Cups

Method that Bit Bit used to cook Kway Teow Soup:

1. Pour the water into a pot and bring to a boil.
2. Wash and cut the mushrooms into slices.
3. Add the sliced mushrooms into the boiling water.
4. Turn heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes.
5. Wash and cut the tomato into 6 wedges, and set aside.
6. Cut the tau kwa into small rectangles and set aside.
7. Wash the beansprouts and set aside.
8. When the mushrooms have been simmered for 10 minutes, add in the tomato wedges and tau kwa into the soup, and simmer for 5 minutes.
9. Add in the beansprouts and simmer for another 5 minutes.
10. Bring another pot of water to boil and steam the chee cheong fun for 5 minutes.
11. Once chee cheong fun is ready, cut the chee cheong fun into 1 inch pieces.
12. Pour the soup into the serving bowl and add in the cut chee cheong fun.
13. Serve and eat!