Easy cooking is all about the equipment! Simple and Diverse!
These days, it is difficult to travel far away.
We are enjoying the last days of summer at a quiet lake near our home.
Today I am sharing my recent favorite small kitchen appliance that will make cooking so easy even on hot summer days.
It is a soup maker but there are so many things you can make other than just soup.
There are six different modes you can choose from.
Let’s start with making compote/ jam.
Prepare your favorite fruits and lemons.
Prepare 2 cups of strawberries, washed and quartered.
My family loves lemons so I’ve added more lemons (1/4 cup of freshly squeezed lemon in total)
Adjust the amount of lemon to your taste.
Now all you have to do is place all ingredients into the soup maker.
Compote is fruit preserved or cooked in sugar/syrup.
I cut down on sugar and added agave syrup instead (total of 1/4 cup)
One small tip! It is convenient to use a tall sturdy cup to hold the lid.
Now select the [Compote] mode with the fruit drawing on it.
It is such a great product that you can easily make compote in just 15 minutes without having to stir and cook in front of stove on a hot summer day =)
In the meantime, let’s sanitize the glass containers.
Already done! =)
The sweet smell is filling up my house.
I usually mix compote with yogurt, so I like the consistency to be a little watery, more spreadable.
I find that it gets a little thicker in consistency after refrigerating.
My family loves fruits =)
Let’s make a snack with yogurt and compote.
Instead of buying sugary fruit flavored yogurt, I am going to add compote with Greek yogurt or plain yogurt.
Add fruit and granola.
I added dark chocolate to mine and my husband’s.
One is for my husband who is in his office.
One will be delivered to my daughter who is doing her online class.
Since the beginning of this year, I’ve been drinking detox juice. With the soup maker, it is so much easier to make.
Place all the ingredients in the soup maker and that’s it! It will cook them for you ready to serve.
I’ve added 1 cup of each ingredient: beet/carrot (combined), broccoli, cabbage and tomato.
Then add enough water (about 3 cups), to the MAX line.
Small tip #2, when you have a lot of ingredients, tilt the canister slightly to close the lid.
This time it is [Chunky Soup] mode.
You don’t have to stand and cook in front of the hot stove.
It will cook it for you and give you precious 18 minutes of free time on a busy morning!
Since it is much easier to make, I no longer make huge amounts all at once and freeze some.
Let it cool a bit and refrigerate 2/3 of it.
The rest will be today’s. (I’ve added apple, banana and frozen berries)
I chose [Cold Soup/Smoothie] mode to blend everything for 3 minutes.
I don’t have to take out another blender but finish it all at once.
On a hectic morning, one LESS to dish wash makes a big difference =P
On a steamy hot summer day,
How about cold soy milk noodle soup?
Last night I put the black soybeans in the refrigerator before I went to bed, and black beans are now fully soaked.
Add 1 cup of soaked black beans.
Add 1/2 cup of roasted almonds, 1 spoonful of sesame seeds and 1/2 spoonful of salt.
Then I’ve added water to the MAX line (approximately 4.5 cup)
It is [Pureed Soup] mode this time.
Without the hassle of boiling soybeans in a pot and then transferring them into another blender,
homemade soy milk (duyu) is made in just 18 minutes!
Let’s prepare some noodles while letting the soy milk cool a bit.
I can enjoy black soybeans, one of the great black foods, in a simple and healthy way.
Add cucumbers, tomatoes and boiled eggs.
You can also add some ice too.
Tada~ Black soy milk noodle soup is all done! Soup maker made it all!
I’ve filtered the mixture and I can enjoy and drink soy milk every day.
A glass of cool soy milk on a hot summer day!
With this soup maker, I can also make Korean style porridge, called Jook.
Chop vegetables and ingredients into small pieces and prepare 1.5-2 cups.
I’ve added shrimp too.
Add a spoonful of sesame oil first and then add ingredients to prevent sticking at the bottom.
Then add a cup of soaked rice (You can also add 1.5-2 cups of cooked rice instead)
Now fill the canister with chicken stock (or water) to MAX line (approximately 3 cups)
I’ve added a little bit of minced garlic and salt too.
It is [Chunky Soup] mode.
Normally Korean style rice porridge requires constant stirring, but this soup maker will make it for you without any hassle.
The rice porridge is nice and soft.
Even in the middle of hot summer days, I can make rice porridge fast and easily.
Thanks for watching my video!