Making ikan bilis stock is fast and easy because unlike making chicken or vegetable stock, you just have to boil it for 10 minutes; prolonged boiling will result in a bitter taste.
This Chinese pork ribs soup with vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions, celery) is commonly known as “ABC soup” here. I guess maybe it’s because making this soup is as easy as abc?
I never thought there will come a day where I deep fried my own anchovies … the grease (versus the glitz), the violent spluttering oil (I exaggerate, I’m using a deep fryer as a shield) and oh … the satisfaction of it all.