Pork lard or butter 1 tbsp
Cake flour 2 tbsp
Broccoli 1 head
Milk 2 1/2 cups
Carrot 1/4
Garden peas half a bowl
Salt 1/2 tsp
Rock sugar 1 tbsp
Shallot sauce or fried shallots 1–1.5 tbsp
1. Cook the lard and flour together until fragrant, pour in the milk and whisk as it comes to the boil.
2. Add the sliced carrot and the broccoli and cook over a low heat, stirring now and then.
3. Add the peas, then season with the rock sugar and salt.
4. Stir in the shallot sauce or fried shallots.
Note: blanching the vegetables first saves a good deal of simmering time.
What does it taste like? Only one way to find out.