Kyay Oh Soup

Kyay Oh is very popular in Yangon. It's hot and spicy and perfect for rainy days. Although it's Chinese in origin, this recipe uses Myanmar cooking style and ingredients. If you want to make it at home, here is a simple recipe with easily available ingredients. Feeds 5 persons.

Ingredients

Pork bones (or) Chicken bones – 400 g
Minced pork (or) chicken – 800 g
Garlic – 3 cloves
Dried rice Vermicelli noodles – 800 g
Mustard Leaf
Quail egg – 10 pieces
Pig intestines, liver – 400 g
Fish balls – 10 pieces
Soy sauce – 2 tablespoons
Salt – 1 tablespoon
Sugar – 3 tablespoons
Oyster sauce – 1 tablespoon
Seasoning powder – 1 teaspoon
Sesame oil – ¼ teaspoon
Pepper – ½ teaspoon
Spring onion – a little
Tofu – a little

Broth Preparation

Step 1 – Put the pork bone in a stockpot and add enough water to cover. Cover the pot and bring to the boil. Drain the bones and rinse in cold running water, then put them back into the washed stockpot. Add the sugar, salt, seasoning powder, pepper and 4 litres of water. Cover with a lid and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Uncover the pot and simmer for 3 hours.

Step 2 – Wash and clean the intestine and liver. Put them in a saucepan and add sugar, soy sauce. Add some water until the intestine and liver until tenderness.

Step 3 – Put the vermicelli into a pot, cover with just boiled water and untangled them with a fork, then leave to soak for 15 minutes. Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water and keep aside.

Step 4 – Toss minced pork with oyster sauce, seasoning powder, soy sauce, garlic, pepper, sugar and sesame oil and keep aside, too.

Kyay Oh Preparation

Bring the broth back to the boil again. Add the fish ball, pork intestine, pork liver, minced pork. Divide the vermicelli among 5 bowls. Top with mustard leave, quail eggs, tofu. And ladle the steaming broth into each bowl. Garnish with spring onions, garlic and sesame oil. Serve pickled chili and chili garlic sauce.

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About Pyae Phyo Thaw

-Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computer Science

-Final Year

-FYP Project (Myanmar Cuisine Recipe Android App)