Hong Kong Breakfast: The Macaroni Soup

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Almond milk is lower in calories than coconut milk.

macaroni

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pasta

💰Cheaper: elbow macaroni

Whole wheat pasta adds fiber, while elbow macaroni is more economical.

Welcome to the channel and introduce the dish as a macaroni breakfast soup.

Mention that this is a typical Hong Kong breakfast found in cha chaan teng cafes.

List the ingredients needed: elbow pasta, green peas, carrot, corn, ham, egg, chicken broth, and chicken bouillon.

Cook the macaroni to desired tenderness, suggesting to undercook it slightly to avoid it getting too soft.

Heat about 1 cup of chicken broth and 1 cup of water in a pot.

Add a touch of chicken bouillon to the broth for extra flavor (optional).

Add all the vegetables (green peas, carrot, corn) to the broth and bring to a medium simmer for about 5 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked through.

Adjust the seasoning of the broth as needed.

Turn off the heat and add the cooked macaroni to the pot.

Add a splash of evaporated milk to make the broth creamy and milky.

Place the cooked ham into a bowl.

Pour the hot broth with vegetables and macaroni over the ham in the bowl.

Top the soup with a fried egg (optional).

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