Tofu doesnt really taste like anything… and no, i use beef powder or pork bullion cubes. I will always have some knorr cubes and assi beef flavor "soup stock" in my cupboard. I cant be saving bones all the time. My freezer cant hold that much
chicken powder, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, sesame oil or some rendered pig fat. basis for my noodle dishes. the chicken powder may be replaced with pork or beef.
I have to admit I some times use broth powder and other short cuts, but I never admit it….lol. love this video. Love most of your videos. Have a wonderful day.❤😊😊😊
I use beef cubes all the time. Even when I'm already simmering a pot of nice shanks for beef soup. I'll put atleast a cube. Need a qyick and easy gravy from scratch? Stock cube. We just have to be mindful about how salty the dish is after but stock cubes are so helpful.
The only time I have ever consistently made stock from scratch is at work. The only time I make stock from scratch at home is during the holidays, IF I'm the one cooking the turkey.
I'm disabled so things like frozen dumplings and chicken powder is a lifesaver for me. I cant be up and mobile that long, so I have to take shortcuts if I don't wanna be in debilitating pain the whole day. I love to make soups like this where its mostly just dumping stuff into a pot. I tend to use ginger powder instead and cut up my green onions with scissors. Its not as good as a broth made over a long period of time, but its still tasty and helps me eat when I dont have strength. Thanks for sharing accessible recipes!
I just make fresh vegetable broth. Tastes good and it's super easy+quick to make. If I have no time at all, I keep frozen stock in the freezer for those times or I buy a carton of stock at the store.
Vegetarian Chicken Better than Boullion Paste + Mushroom Boullion Powder is my combo for easy soup! Whether it’s noodles or congee, I love using them together
As a chronically ill girly, I have been known to take a shortcut. Sometimes I have the energy to stand and chop veggies, and sometimes I grab a frozen mirepoix blend from Kroger. Life is about balance. 😂
My father is a Chef and as such, we always had tgese things at home?
Why? Because we aint a restaurant that, back in his days, paid enough people to have fresh stock and the best ingredients all the time. We are a normal home kitchen and in making fresh food, you are ahead of a lot of different households, that never learned cooking.
So i fully agree. Shortcuts are the way cooking is accessible. And i love it.
All the time! I'm getting another degree while working a full-time job—I take all the short cuts i can. One day, i hope to once again have the time and freezer space to make stock from scratch, but that day won't be in 2026. 😂
Protip, add a bunch of whole peeled garlic cloves to your chicken powder base. I learned this by sneaking around the trash cans of my favourite local noodle-soup place.
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Today I learned that not everybody keeps chicken/mushroom powder in their pantry… And pork and beef, I guess, but I have that as well…….and veggie.
Tofu doesnt really taste like anything… and no, i use beef powder or pork bullion cubes. I will always have some knorr cubes and assi beef flavor "soup stock" in my cupboard. I cant be saving bones all the time. My freezer cant hold that much
Better than bullion is my go to, throw in some fish sauce and its a good base for alot of stuff
chicken powder, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, sesame oil or some rendered pig fat. basis for my noodle dishes. the chicken powder may be replaced with pork or beef.
Always stock from scratch! non of that store stuff. Not the same flavor 👎
if you dont have his broth i reccomend better than boullion for damn good soup broth. great and easy af.
Chicken bouillon!!
This guy given some churchington vibes
Amazing chef
“Perfect is the enemy of good.” I think that’s what a dyslexic would say.
It's nice to see real everyday Chinese home cooking
I have to admit I some times use broth powder and other short cuts, but I never admit it….lol. love this video. Love most of your videos. Have a wonderful day.❤😊😊😊
Lee Kum Kee chicken powder is so good I sprinkle it on everything
Dumplings AND noodles sounds like:i had no breakfast today😂. I give it a try
Yummilicious! 🍜
Did I just see you in a taaforg video?
I use beef cubes all the time. Even when I'm already simmering a pot of nice shanks for beef soup. I'll put atleast a cube. Need a qyick and easy gravy from scratch? Stock cube. We just have to be mindful about how salty the dish is after but stock cubes are so helpful.
Your commentary has always been really good in the past, but your personality is really coming through these days
Why that sounds like thing is dancing
The only time I have ever consistently made stock from scratch is at work. The only time I make stock from scratch at home is during the holidays, IF I'm the one cooking the turkey.
JK how long does that superior stock last? You said it was a week old???!!!
Looks good 👍🏽
😋😋😋
Delicious 😋
I'm disabled so things like frozen dumplings and chicken powder is a lifesaver for me. I cant be up and mobile that long, so I have to take shortcuts if I don't wanna be in debilitating pain the whole day. I love to make soups like this where its mostly just dumping stuff into a pot. I tend to use ginger powder instead and cut up my green onions with scissors. Its not as good as a broth made over a long period of time, but its still tasty and helps me eat when I dont have strength. Thanks for sharing accessible recipes!
This looks amazing
I just make fresh vegetable broth. Tastes good and it's super easy+quick to make. If I have no time at all, I keep frozen stock in the freezer for those times or I buy a carton of stock at the store.
Reminds me of the noodle soup I made all the time in college except I added shallots and used vegan dumpling and vegan chinese chicken bouillon.
“And also I don’t wanna cook anything else”
lol O shit you not this is like 80% of the reason I eat so much tofu. I’m not particularly healthy. It’s easy and quick
Vegetarian Chicken Better than Boullion Paste + Mushroom Boullion Powder is my combo for easy soup! Whether it’s noodles or congee, I love using them together
As a chronically ill girly, I have been known to take a shortcut. Sometimes I have the energy to stand and chop veggies, and sometimes I grab a frozen mirepoix blend from Kroger. Life is about balance. 😂
Recognizing the personhood of dumplings as "who" and not "that": Chef's kiss
For once I actually have beef broth made from scratch just sitting in my freezer
I use "Better than Bouillon" on the regular!!! Its a time saver and sometimes I just need to drink some "savory tea"! 😅
Powdered chicken stock is the unsung hero of my kitchen along with some good ol' garlic and onion powder 😛
My father is a Chef and as such, we always had tgese things at home?
Why? Because we aint a restaurant that, back in his days, paid enough people to have fresh stock and the best ingredients all the time. We are a normal home kitchen and in making fresh food, you are ahead of a lot of different households, that never learned cooking.
So i fully agree. Shortcuts are the way cooking is accessible. And i love it.
Great recipe! Thank you
Yes that collagen rich broth
Is so good for us!
All the time! I'm getting another degree while working a full-time job—I take all the short cuts i can. One day, i hope to once again have the time and freezer space to make stock from scratch, but that day won't be in 2026. 😂
Protip, add a bunch of whole peeled garlic cloves to your chicken powder base. I learned this by sneaking around the trash cans of my favourite local noodle-soup place.
No no… perfect is NOT the enemy of good. The real saying is, "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good".