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Some leftover chicken stock with a bottle of clam juice (50/50 ratio), seasoned to taste with oyster sauce, toasted sesame oil, chili oil, ginger/garlic paste, sliced scallions and chilies, then added a pack of frozen seafood and a couple packs of Mee noodles, some Shaoxing wine, and pronto! – a great lunch in a few short minutes, enjoyed greatly by both Bella and myself.
Just good food, without the drama 🙂 Life is Good !
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Bon Appetit ! Stay healthy ! 🙂
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If you think that the salted cucumber addition for this soup are just a fru-fru gimmick to add some green color to the picture, think again 🙂
These pickled cucumbers truly add an surprising element of sophistication to an otherwise simple, everyday soup.
BTW, I also like to eat pickled cucumbers as a snack, either plain-salted, as shown here, or prepared a bit more elaborate,
such as in my “Chinese pickled cucumbers recipe” (涼拌黃瓜 liáng bàn huáng guā recipe)

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Bombay Carrot, Coconut & Ginger Soup With Salted Cucumbers

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: cut 1 ea cucumber lenghtwise in half, then cut across into 1/3 inch slices, add 1 tblsp kosher salt, mix well, marinate for 1/2 hour, discard the juice

: cut 2 lb carrots and 2 ea medium size onions into pieces

: add 2 qt chicken or veggies stock

: season with 1/2 tblsp of ginger/garlic paste, 1 tblsp kosher salt, 2 tblsp honey, sriracha to taste, simmer until carrots and onions are soft, (at this point there should be about 1 qt liquid left, blend until smooth