The weather in Taipei is chilly at the moment and my hands and feet feel numb all the time. To keep myself warm, I've been cooking soup dishes almost everyday.

As a seafood lover, one of the dishes that I really like and cook often is seafood soup with sha cha sauce (沙茶酱). The mildly spicy soup is versatile, in the sense that you can vary the amount of ingredients base on your preference. If you like your soup spicier, you can also add more sha cha sauce. So just do taste testing along the way and I'm sure that you can get the combo that suits your taste buds!

Seafood Soup with Sha Cha Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:
200g prawns
1 fresh cuttlefish
300g clams
6pcs fresh shittake mushrooms
50g baby corn
1 tofu block
1/2 carrot
200g chinese bok choy & lettuce, or any vegetables of your choice
2L chicken stock

Seasonings:
3 tablespoons sha cha sauce
Salt & pepper, to taste

Method:
1) Put chicken stock to boil. Add baby corn, tofu, mushrooms and carrots, let it cook for about 3-5 minutes.
2) Add vegetables, follow by prawns, cuttlefish, and clams. Cook for another 2-3 minutes or until the seafood is cooked. Dish up and serve hot.