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Ingredients

• 1 litre chicken stock/broth (low sodium (Note 1))
• 1 cup water
• 2 garlic cloves (smashed (Note 2))
• 1.5 cm ginger piece (cut into 3 slices)
• 1½ tbsp light soy sauce (or normal all purpose soy sauce (Note 3))
• 1½ tbsp Chinese cooking wine (key ingredient (Note 4 subs))
• ¼ - ½ tsp sesame oil (toasted (optional) (Note 5))
• ¼ tsp white pepper (sub black, can omit)
• 3/4 cup uncooked white rice - long grain (medium grain, short grain, jasmine (Note 6))
• ▢ 3 stems choy sum (cut into 2cm / 1" lengths, stems separated from leaves (Note 8))
• 250 g white fish fillets (cut into 2.5cm / 1" cubes (Note 8))
• ▢ 1 green onion (finely sliced)
• Crispy fried shallots (Note 9)
• ▢ Crunchy fried noodles (pictured in post (Note 9))
• ▢ Chilli oil or paste