Macaroni soups are a common breakfast option found in local Hong Kong style diners (茶餐廳, cha chaan teng in Cantonese). Every restaurant makes it slightly differently, but it usually consists of macaroni pasta in a clear or creamy chicken broth, which various toppings such as ham slices, spam, fried egg and vegetables. But as you can see, I decided to make a tomato based soup for this recipe to make Hong Kong tomato macaroni soup.
I combined another cha chaan teng menu item called tomato beef macaroni soup with the classic spam and egg macaroni soup. I personally like tomato based soup more, but it’s really up to you to mix and match the type of soup base, pasta, or toppings you want to use.
ingredients for making hong kong tomato macaroni soup:
- 2 slices spam
- 1 egg
- 1 serving (90g) pasta (macaroni is normally used, but you can use any pasta you like)
- 1.5 cups water
- 2 tomatoes, chopped to wedges
- ½ white onion, diced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- vegetables of your choice (I used pak choi)
steps:
- In a pot of boiling water, add a pinch of salt, and cook the pasta according to package instructions minus 1-2 minutes so that it is al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Pan-fry egg and spam slices until golden brown.
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pot, then add onions and sauté for a minute. Add tomato paste, tomatoes, water, sugar and salt to taste. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium and simmer for 15 mins.
- Assemble tomato soup and everything else in a bowl and enjoy!
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Hong Kong Tomato Macaroni Soup (港式番茄餐蛋通粉)
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minutesHong Kong tomato macaroni soup is a classic breakfast option found in Hong Kong style diners. It’s warm, comforting and delicious.
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Ingredients
2 slices spam
1 egg
1 serving (90g) pasta (macaroni is normally used, but you can use any pasta you like)
1.5 cups water
2 tomatoes, chopped to wedges
½ white onion, diced
2 tbsp tomato paste
½ tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
vegetables of your choice (I used pak choi)
Directions
- In a pot of boiling water, add a pinch of salt, and cook the pasta according to package instructions minus 1-2 minutes so that it is al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Pan-fry egg and spam slices until golden brown.
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pot, then add onions and sauté for a minute. Add tomato paste, tomatoes, water, sugar and salt to taste. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium and simmer for 15 mins.
- Assemble tomato soup and everything else in a bowl and enjoy!
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