Macaroni Soup with Ham 火腿通粉
A classic Hong Kong breakfast - Macaroni Soup with Ham (火腿通粉） is usually served in "Cha Chaan Teng 茶餐廳" an affordable restaurant for locals. We usually call it Meal Combo A which has fried egg with toast, macaroni soup with ham, and then a cup of Hong Kong Milk Tea. 傳統的香港茶餐廳早餐 - 火腿通粉。 茶餐廳文化在香港很普及，而且消費十分大眾化。 這款早餐香港人多數叫做"早餐A" （通常是早餐套餐的A款，跟煎蛋多士，火腿通粉，最後加杯港式熱奶茶）Back to my working experience at "Cha Chaan Teng", my chef taught me to prep the macaroni by cooking it in hot water, blanch with cold water (啤凍水), drizzle with oil, and keep it in the fridge for later use. For serving, first, we prepare the soup base by adding a can of creamy chicken canned soup (get rid of the chicken cubes & sweet corn), then bring it to a boil. Here comes the soup base, when we have an order, add the cooked macaroni, cook for 2 mins, and then sprinkle with ham slices. "Service" 曾經跟茶餐廳師傅共事，得到寶貴的實戰經驗。 通粉會預先煮至八至九成熟，然後過冷河或稱為啤凍水，即是急促降溫的意思，然後拌入熟油，存放雪櫃備用。 湯底一般茶餐廳做法是煮大鍋滾水，加入已隔走雞粒及粟米的忌廉湯，放入通粉多煮一至兩分鐘，上碟，然後加入火腿碎。
Ingredients
- Macaroni 通粉
- Cooked Ham 熟火腿 （Sliced）
- Creamy Chicken Canned Soup 忌廉雞湯
Instructions
- Bring the water to boiling. Add the macaroni and cook until al dente 水煮滾，加入通粉煮至八至九成熟
- Disregard the boiling water, drain the cooked macaroni under cold tap water隔去熱水般，用凍水將通粉立即降溫 （啤凍水）
- Drizzle with hot and keep aside拌入油粉，備用
- In another pot with hot, then add 1 - 2 tbsp of creamy chicken soup and bring to a boil鍋中煮開水，加入忌廉雞湯，加入適量鹽調味
- then add the macaroni and cook for 2 mins.放入通粉快煮一至兩分鐘
- put the cooked macaroni with soup on a plate, then sprinkle with cooked ham slices on top. Serve hot.將通粉連湯置於大碟內，加上火腿碎，趁熱享用。