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Easy Chicken Lomi Recipe

Newbie cooking mama alert: here's a super easy chicken lomi recipe to follow.
Newbie cooking mama alert: here’s a super easy chicken lomi recipe to follow.

Rainy days call for piping hot noodle soups like Lomi. I never thought that this easy chicken lomi soup is easy to cook because it looks so complicated — a dish only veteran moms and grandmothers can confidently cook.

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But all these assumptions of mine are unfounded, because apparently cooking lomi soup is not that complicated. Budget-wise it is also easy on the pocket because

This chicken lomi recipe is yet another P100 family meal idea!

The first step is to find fresh lomi, which can be bought from the supermarket or your suki in the market. Be mindful of the expiration dates and if there is not that is indicated, ask when it was delivered and when will it perish. Store the fresh lomi noodles in the ref until the day of use — ideally within two days from date of purchase.

So without further ado, here’s our —

Super Easy Chicken Lomi Recipe:

This chicken lomi recipe is yet another P100 family meal idea!
This chicken lomi recipe is yet another P100 family meal idea!

Ingredients:

One pack fresh lomi

One egg

Boiled chicken breast, flaked or sliced thinly

2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium carrot, sliced
1 tbsp cornstarch mixed in 4 tbsp water
6 cups of chicken stock or plain water (to make chicken stock just boil some chicken bones, a bit of chicken meat, plus onions and other veggies in the ref like carrots, cabbage, beans and then season with salt and pepper).
Chinese Cabbage shredded
Pinch of salt

Pinch of pepper

Optional: Patis and sesame oil

Procedure in cooking easy chicken lomi recipe:

I didnt expect that cooking chicken lomi soup would be that easy! 1. Wash the noodles thoroughly in water. Fully immerse it in water that has just boiled for about three minutes, then drain. Wash again and set aside.

2. In a pot, saute onion and garlic.

3. Add the chicken and then the stock or plain water.

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4. Bring to a boil then simmer for about five minutes.

5. Add the drained noodles and cook for about 10 minutes.

6. Add in the cabbage and the carrots.

7. Beat the egg in a bowl and then pour into the pot. Stir the mixture until the beaten egg has been cooked

8. Add in the cornstarch mixture or the slurry and stir continuously until the lomi soup thickens.

9. AT THIS POINT YOU CAN NOW GET A SEPARATE PORTION FOR YOUR BABY AND TODDLER SO THEIR SOUP WILL BE UNSEASONED.

10. You can now season the lomi soup accordingly with salt and pepper or with patis if you wish.

11. Simmer again for about two minutes. Then serve.

12. Optional: add a dash of sesame oil prior to serving.

So there you have it, i hope you give this recipe a try. For more soup recipes please check out our recipes and meal plans section of the website, or check out our Facebook album of family meal recipes.
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