YUN NANS Stonepot Fish - Premieres New Stonepot Chicken Soup Starring Exclusively Raised Kabir Chicken Breed

YUN NANS Stonepot Fish at Northpoint City is Singapore's first stonepot cooking concept specializing in high-pressure steaming method. Following the success of YUN NANS Stonepot Fish, the restaurant has recently launched a new addition - Stonepot Chicken Soup with Pig's Stomach, inspired by the brand's signature steam pot chicken soup.

Stonepot Chicken Soup with Pig’s Stomach 3.8/5

Stonepot Chicken Soup with Pig's Stomach (Regular $39.80/Large $68.80) uses a premium breed of chicken. The Kabir chicken is reared exclusively for the restaurant for no more than 120 days to reach the optimum weight of 1.4kg-1.5kg. This helps retain the original free-range chicken's natural sweetness and flavour. The meat is also prized for being more tender and leaner than regular chicken.

The chicken is then cooked under high pressure in the specially handcrafted granite stone pot with pig's stomach, highland white corn, Yunnan golden fungus, and a soup base. In just eight minutes, the soup is done. It had a slightly creamy body and tasted quite savoury from cooking down the Chinese Ham. However, I expected a richer consistency since it is meant to be collagen-rich broth.

Highland White Corn

One of the star ingredients here is the Highland White Corn. They are sweet, juicy and refreshing. Adding them to the soup brings a depth of sweetness.

Deep-fried Crispy Shrimp Heads 3.5/5

Yun Nans Stonepot Fish is the only outlet offering stonepot and hot dishes. There are some new Hot Dishes on the menu. One of which is a plate of snacky Deep-fried Crispy Shrimp Heads ($9.90). The shrimp heads are deep-fried in high heat and then tossed with a house-made spice mix featuring Yunnan Qiubei chilli.

Stir-Fried Chayote Leaves with Soy Bean Sauce 4.5/5

One of my favourite new dishes is the Stir-Fried Chayote Leaves with Soy Bean Sauce ($15.90), a home-style dish of the Dai minority. Stir-frying with Yunnan bean sauce, alongside some garlic and chilli, brought out its sweetness.

Signature Fried Rice 4/5

A good plate of fried rice is always hard to come by at times. YUN NANS Signature Fried Rice ($8.80), simply fried with eggs and flavoured with specially concocted three-blend soy sauce, was moreish and deeply satisfying.

Wild Porcini Mushrooms with Dried Chillies 4.5/5

Stir-Fried Wild Porcini Mushrooms with Dried Chillies ($27.90) was highly flavoursome with wild porcini mushrooms, handpicked from the highlands, flash fried with Yunnan dried chillies and solo garlic. I love the chewy texture of the mushrooms, which were garlicky with a hint of heat.

Stir-Fried Pork Collar with Scallions 3.8/5

Stir-Fried Pork Collar with Scallions ($17.90) was very delectable too, featuring tender slices of pork collar, flash-fried with light sauce, then tossed with scallion. The latter added sweetness to the dish and enlivened it with its mildly sharp and oniony flavour.

Photos and words by Si An. A girl who is allured by travelling, loves the feel of freedom, smell of the rain and the aroma of fine coffee and food. Note: This is an invited tasting.


YUN NANS Stonepot Fish
Northpoint 
South Wing
1 Northpoint Drive
#01-103
Singapore 768019
Tel: +65 65131381
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Nearest MRT: Yishun (NS Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 1130am - 10pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Yishun MRT station. Take Exit C. Walk to destination. Journey time about 3 minutes. [Map]

YUN NANS Stonepot Fish @ Northpoint City - Pressure Steam Cooked Live Fish In Collagen-rich Fish Soup

YUN NANS (云海肴), which has four restaurants in Singapore, has recently opened a new stonepot fish concept in Northpoint, Yishun. YUN NANS Stonepot Fish is Singapore's first concept specialising in cooking live fish using high-pressure steam in a stone pot made of natural granite.

Stonepot Fish Soup 4/5

The granite stone pot is imported from Yunnan that is specially handcrafted for the restaurant. It is supposed to heat the food evenly and retains heat well. Covered with a handcrafted straw hat that doubles as the pot's lid, subjecting the fish and broth to be cooked in a high-pressure steaming method, extracting the natural flavours.

The fish used at the restaurant are sustainably sourced from local farms. Customers have choices of live fish such as seabass, patin or soon hock. Fresh seabass is also available starting from $28. Upon picking the fish, the culled and cleaned fish is placed into the stone pot, followed by pouring the nourishing fish broth that has been simmered for more than six hours into the stone pot.

Alongside the fish, diners can also add a variety of other hotpot ingredients, such as premium meats, handmade beef balls, seafood, and vegetables, to sweeten the soup for a hearty meal.

Some of the rare ingredients I enjoyed were the golden fungus, chayote leaves, and Lijiang purple heart potatoes, which are a Yunnan speciality.

While I enjoyed the light yet flavourful fish soup, the local palate might prefer a richer flavour.

Grilled Clams with Spicy Garlic Sauce 3.8/5

Apart from the signature stoneput fish, the restaurant offers cooked hot items too. We tried the Grilled Clams with Spicy Garlic Sauce ($12.90++) and Crispy Barramundi Collar ($9.80++). The clams are placed over a bed of vermicelli in an aluminium foil box and grilled over charcoal fire, paying homage to the quintessential Yunnan cooking style.

Crispy Barramundi Collar 4.5/5

For the lightly marinated barramundi collar, deep-fried to crispy on the exterior and yet moist inside. Served with salt and pepper dip, this is simple yet so addictive and delicious.

Baked Rose Petals Pastry 3.5/5

We wrapped up our dinner with the Baked Rose Petals Pastry and Crispy Rice Cake with Brown Sugar for dessert. The baked rose petals pastry has a beautiful floral scent encased in flaky pastry skin. As for the rice cake, it is mochi-soft with a delightful crisp on the exterior.

Crispy Rice Cake with Brown Sugar 4.2/5

Note: This is an invited tasting.


YUN NANS Stonepot Fish
Northpoint Fish
South Wing
1 Northpoint Drive
#01-103
Singapore 768019
Tel: +65 65131381
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Nearest MRT: Yishun (NS Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 1130am - 10pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Yishun MRT station. Take Exit C. Walk to destination. Journey time about 3 minutes. [Map]

Signature Stone Restaurant @ Havelock Road

Signature Stone Restaurant is the new kid at the row of shop houses along Havelock Road where it houses the popular G7 Liang Kee, Mu Liang Zai Liang Kee and several other eateries. The concept is quite similar to claypot rice except that it uses stone pot that retains the heat and keeping the food warm. As I was worried that the lunch would be heavy, I asked Nicole and Kimberly to join me.

Stone Pot Big Prawns Soup 4.2/5

We started lunch with the Stone Pot Big Prawns Soup ($10.90 small, $19.60 big). Swimming in the pot of hot piping soup, the tiger prawns were big and crunchy. The hearty soup was packed with a nice balanced of herbs and distinct prawns flavours which really surprised me with its watered down appearance.

Wine Chicken 3.5/5

When I ordered the Wine Chicken ($8) side dish, I thought it was a dish similar to the Shanghai Drunken Chicken. I did not expect that it is served in a stone pot of chicken pieces, mushroom and chilli. While the dish was nice and enjoyable, I could not taste any traces of wine  in the dish.

Onion Cheese Mushroom Omelette 3/5

I was craving for egg so I ordered the Onion Cheese Mushroom Omelette ($6). The omelette was nothing fancy just homely cooked food that was thick and fluffy. Maybe I was unfortunate cause I did not manage to find any mushroom in my omelette. It was also not as cheesy as I would have like.

The highlight of Signature Stone Restaurant is their version of claypot rice using stone pot. To suit the palate of the younger generation, the restaurant has introduced a western version of claypot rice such as Stone Pot Ham & Cheese Rice, Stone Pot Lemony Scallop and many more.

The stone pot serving is for individual portion. Upon serving, the server will drizzle some sweetened dark soy sauce over the rice and fold it. If you prefer your rice to be darker, you can add more of the sweetened dark soy sauce.

Stone Pot Garlic Herb Salmon 4.2/5

For the western flavour Stone Pot, I ordered the Stone Pot Garlic Herb Salmon ($12.30). It was a good choice with the aroma of the garlic instantly hit the nostrils when it was served. There is also an advantage of using stone pot over claypot cause you get layers after layers of burnt crispy rice. Why so? The first fold of the rice brings the burnt rice to the top. While eating the top portion of the rice, the stone pot is still cooking the rice at the bottom. Hence when we fold again, we get to enjoy another layer of burnt crispy rice.

Stone Pot Sliced Pork with Salted Fish 4/5

For a taste of tradition, I tried the Stone Pot Sliced Pork with Salted Fish ($8.20) that comes with sliced pork, chinese sausages, mushroom and salted fish. I like the fact that beside the salted fish in the stone pot, it also comes with a separate saucer with finely diced salted fish to be pour and mixed with the rice so each mouthful comes with a good blend of salted fish, sweetened dark soy sauce and rice.

Overall I like the concept of Signature Stone Restaurant. However for an individual stone pot serving portion, I think is a bit pricey. Probably they can provide a little more ingredients for the stone pot so that it gives the customer an impression that they are getting value in return.


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Signature Stone Restaurant
729 Havelock Road
Singapore 169649
Tel: +65 62719918
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SignatureStoneRestaurant
Website: http://www.signaturestonerestaurant.com/
Nearest MRT: Tiong Bahru (EW Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 11am - 10pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Tiong Bahru MRT station. Take Exit B. Walk to PSB Academy. At the junction of Jalan Bukit Ho Swee and Bukit Ho Swee Crescent, cross the road walk towards the HDB flats. Cut through the HDB flats and walk towards block 40. Walk to the shop houses behind block 40 along Havelock Road. Journey time about 8 minutes. [Map]