Chinese Soup - Tofu Puffs Country Stew(乡下油豆腐汤)

I had been worked on my blog's new design for about two weeks, and it's been very hard and stressful. I am not a designer and didn't get any help either. But I have to say, despite the stress, I enjoyed achievement when it's eventually been done.

It's been a week since my last video Easy Orange Chicken, because my attention had been so occupied by the designing, and I'd used almost every ingredients in my cupboards.

Well, it's time to test my cooking skill. So I went through my cupboards, fridge and freezer to see what I can come up with a nice meal. And I found some ingredients which just enough for me to make a real tasty Chinese soup stew.

This great Chinese stew recipe contains Chinese unique tofu puffs（油豆腐）. They soak up the juice in the soup and make them so mouth watering, but can be very hot in the centre. As long as you have tofu puffs in your hand, the vegetables are very flexible, use your imagination and you are good to go.

Ingredients I used:

1. 1 package (220 grams/7.5 oz) Tofu Puffs, cut into halves;
2. 2 onions, cut in wedges;
3. 3 parsnips, cut in wedges;
4. 1 large sweet potato(medium is fine), peeled and cut in wedges;
5. 1 medium white radish, peeled and cut in wedges;
6. 1 cup/8 oz frozen peas;
7. 2 pints vegetable/chicken stock or water;
8. 3 tablespoons flour;
9. 2 clove garlic, minced;
10.1 teaspoon-1 tablespoon chill sauce;
11.1 tablespoon vegetable oil.

Serves 4-6

Nutritional Information: per serving

Calories:           251
Fat:                  8.7g
- saturated:       1.9g
Protein:            12.7g
Carbohydrates: 36.6g
Sugars:              9.6g

Directions:

1. Heat a wok up in high heat, add the garlic and stir fry for few second, and soften the onions for 2 minutes.

2. Add the parsnips, sweet potato and white radish wedges into the wok, cook for 2 minutes. Then stir 3 tablespoons flour into the vegetables.

3. Transfer the vegetables to a large pan, add 2 pints of stock or water in. Bring the soup to boil, then turn the heat down to simmer until vegetables are tender (about 20 minutes).