Serves 5

Ingredients:

• Prawns, 1 kilogram
• Pork Ribs, 500 grams
• Ikan Bilis, 100 grams
• Star Anise, 2
• Cinnamon Bark, 3
• Cloves, 5
• Cooking Oil, 2 tablespoons
• Garlic, 5 cloves (sliced)
• Brown sugar, 3 tablespoons
• Water, 1.8 litres
• Rock sugar, 30 grams
• White Peppercorns, 2 tablespoons
• Salt, 2 teaspoons
• Pork, 300 grams (sliced)
• Yellow Noodles, 1kg
• Beansprouts, 100 grams
• Fishcakes, 30 pieces (sliced)
• Kangkong, 200 grams
• Fried shallots, to garnish

Tools:

• Tea Filter Bags, 2

Preparations:

• Using a scissors, peel prawns and set both meat and shells separately aside.
• Blanch pork ribs with hot water twice and set aside.
• Place ikan bilis in a tea filter bag and set aside.
• Place star anise, cinnamon bark and cloves in a tea filter bag and set aside.

Instructions:

• In a 3.0L Thermos® Shuttle Chef® inner pot, heat cooking oil over medium heat, add garlic and stir fry till fragrant.
• When fragrant, add prawn shells and stir fry till they turn red. When they are red, add brown sugar and stir fry to mix well.
• Add pork ribs, ikan bilis filter bag, spices filter bag, water, rock sugar, white peppercorns and salt. Bring it a boil and simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat.
• After 10 minutes, close the inner pot with lid and transfer it into the Shuttle Chef® outer pot. Let it sit aside for at least 4 hours.
• After 4 hours, remove the filter bags, strain the prawn soup stocks and pick out the pork ribs. Place the strained soup stocks and pork ribs back into inner pot.
• In a separate pot, add 1 serving of strained soup stocks, yellow noodles, pork ribs, prawns, sliced pork, beansprouts and kang kong, Bring them to a boil till desired noodles texture.
• Before serving, garnish with fried shallots.

Notes: 

• This recipe is based on using Thermos® Shuttle Chef® TCRA-3000. You may adjust the ingredients quantities based on the capacity of the Shuttle Chef®.
• For 1 serving, here are the recommended ingredients and quantities:
• Prawn Soup Stock, 300ml
• Yellow noodles, 200 grams
• Cooked Pork Rib, 1
• Prawns, 6
• Sliced Pork, 6 slices
• Fish Cake, 6 slices
• Kang Kong, 30 grams
• Bean Sprouts, 10 grams

Photo and recipe courtesy of Thermos Singapore team.