Broth for Yong Tau Foo

I love drinking soup. So does my daughter. I especially love cooking a broth that is totally based on the natural goodness/sweetness of the ingredients. No salt and no MSG. 

This is the same type of broth I will use for my Yong Tau Foo and my mee hoon kway (shall cover the MHK separately). 

Ingredients:

- 150g ikan bilis (without head)

- your favouite Yong Tau Foo mix (I love Fuzhou fishballs, tau kwa, fish cake etcher)

Steps: 

1. Rinse and pat dry the ikan bilis. Set aside. 

2. Boil a pot of water for the soup. 

3 heat up the pan with a little oil and toss the ikan bilis inside to fry them till they turn brown and crispy. 

4.when the water is boiling, add in the ikan bilis and let it continue to boil. 

5. The broth is ready after 10 mins of boiling. Using a sieve, remove the ikan bilis. (U may leave it there if u want to eat them)

6. Add in your favorite Yong Tau Foo mix to boil for another 5-8ims and you are ready to serve. 

Here's a no salt no MSG soup that my kids love. Using the same soup base, you can also explore cooking the following:

1. Fish porridge 

2. Mee hoon kueh

3. Fishball noodles 

4. Mix seafood soup

5. Steamboat soup base

6. Many others

Happy trying!

Happy mum