Lucas has started his new Bilingual Cooking YouTube Channel ‘Mandarin Chef Down Under’
He will upload videos of the yummy things he makes, in English and Mandarin, hoping to help English speaking kids learn Mandarin, and Chinese speaking kids learn English, all through simple cooking 🙂 So click on the link above and subscribe, coming soon will be his Lemonade Scones 🙂
Here is his latest upload, Mandarin Chef’s Tomato Soup (English and Chinese, together with the pinyin transcript to help learners below)
You will need to watch how to make Mandarin Chef’s special spice mix also for the Tomato Soup recipe, but once you have made a batch, it will be a good spice mix to marinate meats, fish, and add to soups 🙂
Transcript of Tomato Soup Recipe:
Peel the onion, then dice, jiāng yáng cōng qù pí qiè ding 將洋蔥去皮,切丁
Put a splash of oil in the pan, zài guō lǐ fàng yī diǎn yóu, 在鍋裡放一點油
Turn the stove on high, bǎ zào wēn dù tiáo gāo, 把灶温度调高
Put the onions in the pan, bǎ yáng cōng fàng zài guō lǐ, 把洋葱放在锅
Finely chop three cloves of garlic, 切碎三瓣大蒜, Qiē suì sān bàn dàsuàn
Add it with the onions, Jiā shàng yángcōng, 加上洋蔥
Sauté for a little, chǎo yī diǎn, 炒一点
Add one tablespoon of Mandarin Chef’s special spice mix, Jiārù yī tāng chí Mandarin Chef tè bié de xiāngliào, 加入一汤匙Mandarin Chef特别的香料
Watch my special spice mix video for the recipe, 观看我的特别香料视频以获取食谱, Guānkàn wǒ de tèbié xiāngliào shìpín yǐ huòqǔ shípǔ
chop two zucchinis, qie liǎng gè xī hú lu, 切两个西葫芦
Put it all in the pan, Fàng dào guō lǐ, 放到锅里
Chop Two carrots, Qie liǎng gè hú luó bo , 切两个胡萝卜
Add them to the pan, , 将它们添加到锅中, Jiāng tāmen tiānjiā dào guō zhōng
Chop 750g of tomatoes, 切碎七百五十克西红柿, Qiē suì qī bǎi wǔ shí kè xīhóngshì
Add them to the pan, 加入锅中Jiārù guō zhōng
And mix 并混合Bìng hùnhé
Add a 400g tin of diced tomatoes, 加一罐400克切成丁的西红柿 Jiā yī guàn Sìbǎi kè qièchéngdīng de xīhóngshì
Add 1L of chicken or vegetable stock 加入一公升的鸡肉或蔬菜汤, Jiārù yī gōngshēng de jīròu huò shūcài tang
And stir it in , 搅拌一下 Jiǎobàn yīxià
Bring to the boil and simmer for an hour 烧滚后改用中慢火焖一个小时 shāo gǔn hòu gǎiyòng zhōng màn huǒmèn yī gè xiǎo shí
Use a strainer to put your vegetables in the blender 使用滤网将蔬菜放入搅拌机 Shǐyòng lǜ wǎng jiāng shūcài fàng rù jiǎobànjī
Then you can blend your vegetables 搅拌蔬菜 jiao bàn shūcài
Mix the blended vegetables with the remaining tomato juice in the pan将混合的蔬菜和剩余的番茄汁一起放入锅中Jiāng hùnhé de shūcài hé shèngyú de fānqié zhī yīqǐ fàng rù guō zhōng
Serve it into a bowl 放入碗中 Fàng rù wǎn zhōng
Garnish with some basil, 装饰用罗勒 Zhuāngshì yòng luó lēi
Serve with sourdough 配酸面包Pèi suān miànbāo
And enjoy 请慢慢吃 qǐng màn màn chī