To remove lobster meat from shells: cut the cooked lobster tails lengthwise, loosen the meat with fingers and pull it out in one whole section.

Machine slicing service is available for frozen lamb bought in some butcher stores.

Please refer to The Basic Cookbook for the Chicken Stock Paste recipe.

If you cannot buy beef bones pre-cut, ask your butcher to cut them into pieces for you. We do not recommend you do this yourself at home.

For healthier version, remove chicken skin and trim all fat before marinating in step 1.

If you cannot buy beef bones pre-cut into pieces, please ask your butcher to cut your beef bones into pieces for you. We do not recommend you do this yourself at home.

Please refer to Cookidoo® for the Chicken stock paste recipe.

Miso paste is a staple of Japanese cuisine, made of fermented soybeans. It is a savory paste commonly used to give depth and flavor to soups and may also be used to make sauces and marinades. It can be found in Asian grocery stores or in the international section of general supermarkets. If you can't find miso paste, use 2 teaspoons chicken or vegetable stock paste instead.

Refer to The Basic Cookbook for the Chicken stock paste recipe.

You can buy oxtail from the meat section in most major supermarkets or from your butcher.

Please refer to Cookidoo® for the Chicken stock paste recipe. In this recipe you can substitute Chicken stock paste with Vegetable stock paste if you prefer.

Ray Capaldi is an icon in the restaurant world and best known by Melburnians for his role at the Sofitel in the 90s. His knowledge and use of Thermomix® supersedes that. However, his most recent connection with us was at our 2023 ThermoFest event, an exclusive reward event for our Thermomix® Consultants, where they are given the opportunity to enjoy heaps of incredible experiences. Ray showcased this recipe for Consultants on stage, alongside his Quince and burnt tahini custard recipe. Be sure to look for his other recipes in the collection.

For added flavour and texture, lightly pan-fry the prepared yong tau foo in a little oil before adding it to the soup.

You may shape the paste into prawn balls or transfer the prawn paste to a pastry bag and pipe directly into any soup base.

Betawi is the former name of DKI Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Betawi is also a term for the natives of the city of Jakarta. Betawi history had been build in the strong connection with Chinese and Dutch culture that blended in Batavia as the melting pot in the past. Soto Betawi had been well known since 1977-1978. The name of Soto Betawi was first popularized by Lie Boen Po, the first soto seller who used the term of 'Soto Betawi'.

Please refer to The Basic Cookbook for the Chicken Stock Paste recipe.