It is almost impossible to cook Cantonese soup after work as it requires 3 hours to brew. But if you have a thermal pot, it will ease you from that issue. Thermal pot's technique involved bringing food up to temperature on the fire as
usual, but rather than allowing it to cook over the flame for long hours, the hot pot
was placed in an insulating
material and covered. The heat in the
pot was conserved for a considerable length of time, and the food inside
would cook slowly, without the need for supervision. Gas or electricity were saved in this way, it is good for food that needed long slow cooking like soup and stew.
What I did was preparing my soup the night before, boil for half an hour and transfer to thermal pot. The next day after work, reheat the soup for another 20 mins and viola! You can enjoy flavorful Cantonese soup even on weekdays.
If you are like me who doesn't know what type of herbs to add in for chicken soup, you could purchase premix packs from supermarkets or provision shops. Each pack will cost around $3-4. But I have a better suggestion here, go to Chinese Medical Hall and ask them to pack a $4-5 herbs. Just tell them you will be using it to make chicken soup and they will pack the fresh herbs into a bag like the photo shown here. In this way you will get fresher herbs for your soup.
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