Peach Gum Snow Fungus in Almond Cream Dessert 桃胶雪耳杏仁露

If you’re looking for a nourishing dessert that feels light yet comforting, this Peach Gum Snow Fungus in Almond Cream is just perfect, and it's especially lovely for Chap Goh Mei, a sweet way to wrap up the festive season.

This traditional sweet soup combines peach gum (a natural plant resin), snow fungus, red dates, and Chinese almonds. A silky, lightly sweet almond cream with soft, gelatinous peach gum and tender snow fungus, it's soothing, hydrating, and naturally nourishing.

Whether served warm for a comforting bowl, or chill for a refreshing, skin-loving tonic, it’s a dessert that feels indulgent yet wholesome.

Ingredients:
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50g Peach Gum

50g Chinese Almonds (a mix of South/Sweet and North/Bitter almonds)

6 Red Dates (pitted)

15g Snow Fungus

1L Hot Water

80g Rock Sugar (adjust to taste)

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Method:

1. Place peach gum in a large bowl and cover with plenty of water. It can expand up to 10 times its size. Soak for 10–12 hours or overnight in the fridge. Remove any black impurities and rinse thoroughly in a colander.

2. Soak the Chinese almonds for 2–4 hours or overnight in the fridge. Add soaked almonds and 300g of the water into a blender. Blend until completely smooth. Using a nut milk bag or fine cheesecloth, squeeze out the almond milk. Discard the pulp.

3. Add hot water, red dates, and soaked snow fungus into the Song Cho IH rice cooker pot, select Soup function. The preset cooking time is 2 hours. 

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4. Halfway through cooking, add peach gum and rock sugar. At the end of cooking, heat the almond milk in a saucepan, then gently stir in the almond milk. Do not let it come to a rolling boil after adding almond milk, as it may separate. Serve warm or chilled. 若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。

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Chinese Yam & Sweet Corn Black Chicken Soup 山药玉米乌鸡汤

Packed with restorative goodness, this Chinese Yam & Sweet Corn Black Chicken Soup is known for its ability to strengthen the body, support the spleen and stomach, and boost overall vitality. The combination of black chicken, yam, and corn creates a light yet nourishing soup perfect for anyone looking to replenish qi, improve circulation, and enjoy a gentle immunity boost.

Ingredients:
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1 Black Chicken, blanched

1 section Chinese Yam 

1 Sweet Corn

5 Seedless Red Dates

15g Chinese Almond 

1.5 litre Hot Water

Salt, add to taste 

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Method:

1. Add all ingredients (except salt) to the Song Cho IH rice cooker pot, select Soup function. The preset cooking time is 2 hours. 

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2. Let it cook for 1.5 hours, add salt to taste and let it continue cooking for another 30 minutes. Serve warm. 

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Easy Abalone Chicken Soup 鲍鱼鸡腿汤 【简单年菜食谱】

This Abalone Chicken Soup is perfect for family dinner during Chinese New Year. It's easy to prepare and you will only need simple ingredients for this delicious soup.

Ingredients: 2-3 servings

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3 Chicken Drumsticks 

6 cloves Garlic

4 slices Ginger 

1 tbsp Shao Xing Hua Tiao Wine

650g Chicken Broth (or hot water + chicken broth, use half of each if you're using store-bought broth)

Salt & White Pepper, add to taste 

4pcs canned Abalone 

4pcs Broccoli 

1 tbsp Wolfberries 

1 stalk Spring Onion

1 tbsp Oil for cooking 

Marinate the chicken drumstick with:

1 tsp Sesame Oil

1 tsp Shao Xing Hua Tiao Wine

1/2 tsp Salt

1/8 tsp White Pepper

1 tsp Corn Flour

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Method:

1.  Heat the oil in a wok, stir fry ginger and garlic until aromatic. 

2. Add chicken drumsticks and stir fry for a minute or so. Drizzle the cooking wine then add hot water/ broth. 

I cooked this dish using Song Cho stainless steel wok, a multi-ply stainless steel wok without chemical coating, it's safe to use in any cooking. 

For more information about the product, visit Song Cho e-shop for details.

3. Cover and simmer until the meat is cooked through (about 20 minutes). 

4. Add some salt/ pepper to taste. Add abalone and broccoli, boil another 3 minutes. Add wolfberries and spring onions, serve warm. 若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。

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Easy French Bread 简单法式面包

This homemade French bread is golden and crisp on the outside, while remaining soft and slightly chewy inside that taste incredible with dips and soups. 

Made bread bowl for breakfast using my homemade French bread, filled with creamy mushroom soup and topped with crispy bacon. Click here for mushroom soup recipe.

This easy recipe is adapted from my all time favourite baguette recipe. 

Ingredients: 

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500g Artisan Bread Flour

1 tsp Salt

20g Castor Sugar

1 & 1/2 tsp Instant Yeast

370g Water (reduce or add more if needed)

3 tbsp Oil 

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Method:

1. Combine all ingredients and knead until the dough is glossy and elastic. Let it proof for 60 minutes or doubled in size.

2. Transfer the dough onto a floured worktop. Divide the dough and shape as desired. You  may use the picture below as reference.

For deco: Dust the dough with some flour, score the dough with leaf design and colour it with green tea powder.
 

3. Let it proof for 30-40 minutes. Bake in a preheated oven 200'C for 15-20 minutes. 若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。If you like my recipe, click here, LIKE & follow Miki's Food Archives Facebook page or follow us on Instagram: mfa_dingoozatfood  to receive more recipe updates. Remember to favourite my pages if you wish to see my posts on your news feed. 

Barley Ginkgo Nut Bean Curd Dessert 白果腐竹薏米糖水【有助清热去湿、润肺美白等功效】

This barley ginkgo nut bean curd dessert is a Cantonese sweet soup aka Bak Koh Fu Chuk Yi Mai Tong Sui. It's been one of my favourite desserts since childhood day, always feels good to have a bowl of nourishing sweet soup to finish off a meal. It also helps to reduce body heat and promote better skin complexion. 

Preparation is simple, it can be cooked using a pressure cooker, rice cooker or over the stove. Sharing here is the rice cooker recipe.

Ingredients:

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(5-6 servings) 

40g Dried Beancurd Skin/ Sheets

70g Ginkgo Nuts 

25g Barley 

2pcs Pandan Leaves 

1.5L Hot Water

Sugar or Rock Sugar, add to taste 

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Method:

1. Rinse and soak the bean curd skin for 15 minutes. 

2. Place all ingredients into Song Cho Claypot Rice Cooker. Cover with double lids, set <SOUP> mode. Note: add the sugar halfway through cooking.

3. When the cooker beeps, serve warm or chilled. 

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Peach Gum Dessert With Snow Fungus 桃胶雪耳糖水【排毒养颜、清热降火、滋阴润肺】

Peach Gum is well-known for its nutritional value similar to bird's nest, rich in collagen and beneficial for maintaining youthful skin. It's tasteless, so we usually cook peach gum in sweet soup with snow fungus. This dessert soup tastes good, refreshing and helps reduce body heat. 

Ingredients: 

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50g Peach Gum

1 Snow Fungus

20g Dried Longan

8 Red Dates 

Rock Sugar or Honey Rock Sugar, add to taste

1.5 litre Water

10g Wolfberries

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Method:

1. Rinse and soak the peach gums in clean water overnight. Discard the water and dirt/ specks.

2. Soak the snow fungus, remove the yellow hard core at the bottom and then cut it into smaller pieces.

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3. Add water, snow fungus and red dates to the rice cooker pot. Select <SOUP> <1 HOUR>.

4. When the cooking has completed, add the remaining ingredients and cook for another 30 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.

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